State Preps Report

Golf: Second-day play is what counts at states
The first order of business for schools aspiring to do well in state golf competition is to get as many players into the tournaments as possible.
Which is easier said than done.

MONDAY
Bears reach title game
WHITEFISH, Mont. - The Walla Walla Bears American Legion baseball team played its way into today's championship game of the Army/Navy Wood Bat Tournament with three consecutive victories over the weekend.

Vultures to play for state championship
The Vashon Lacrosse Club high school team is playing for the state championship May 28.

Ferndale to play Saturday
Ferndale's boys soccer team will play Columbia River in a Class 3A quarterfinal at 4 p.m. Saturday at Doc Harris Stadium in Camas.

Needham, Quinn top district field
Meridian's Evan Need-ham shot a second-round low of 74, coming from behind to win the 2A Northwest District boys golf tournament Wednes-day at Avalon Golf Club.

Scholarship contest open
The Bellingham Tennis Club is currently accepting applications for the 2005-06 Mary Jean Richardson Memorial Scholarship.

The scholarship, established in 1990, provides two high school boys and girls free lessons, classes and membership at the Club.

Sehome boys, Shorecrest girls lead
Sehome's boys and Shorecrest's girls lead the team standings after the first day of the 3A Northwest District track and field meet Wednesday at Civic Stadium.

2A Gillies award winners released
The Whatcom County League has announced its 2004-05 Cliff Gillies award winners. The league selected one male and one female from each school.

Meridian counts on pitching depth
With pitching at a premium in the 2A North-west District fastpitch tournament, the What-com County League champion Meridian Tro-jans are glad to have a surplus of talent to fall back on.

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Jefferson Ends Wolves Season, 2-0
South Kitsap goal keeper Nick Boone turned in a game that any athlete would be proud of, but his team still came up short in the opening round of the Class 4A state soccer tournament.

Klahowya Ripping Up the Record Book
In the second race at the Class 2A West Central District track and field meet Wednesday at Silverdale Stadium, Kyle Ryan re-broke Klahowya's school record in the 1,600 meters.

Prep roundup: Trudel Advances to District Semis
Bremerton senior Joel Trudel easily advanced into the semifinals of the West Central District tournament at the University of Puget Sound Wednesday.

Hanford stands in Bulldogs' way
Ellensburg must beat league foe to advance

For the second time in school history, Ellensburg High School is in the regional softball tournament. The Bulldogs (13-10) play Hanford in a loser-out game on Saturday in Richland at 11 a.m.

If the Bulldogs beat Hanford, they move into double-elimination play, needing two additional wins to advance to the state tournament on June 3-4.

Hyaks fly into semis
CENTRALIA - North Beach put a crack in the Central League's traditional domination of the District IV Class B softball tournament.

Eagles pressure, stop Cougars
MOUNT VERNON - Taking a page from a past opponent's playbook, Elma's boys soccer team scored early and then held on for its playing existence in a 1-0 Class 2A state first-round victory over Lakewood on Wednesday.

District 2A softball due Friday
ELMA - Three Grays Harbor teams are expected to make strong bids for state berths when the District IV 2A Softball Tournament is staged this weekend at Elma's Eagle Field.

Regional pairings set
Three Harbor baseball teams will compete in regional tournaments Saturday.

District track meets on tap
State berths will be on the line as Twin Harbors athletes compete in district track meets tonight and Friday.

Ocosta girls bow out of district
CENTRALIA - Ocosta was eliminated from the District IV 1A Softball Tournament with a pair of decisive defeats Wednesday at Fort Borst Park.

Softball regular season ends with win
District tournament begins Thursday in Othello

Pressures of success
Playing a championship tournament on your home field has an upside - and a downside.

Tigers win wild one with four-run sixth
CLATSKANIE – The Tigers have ended the curse.

Porter's tenth-inning triple lifts Kalama over White Pass
CENTRALIA ---- Leah Porter hit a two-run triple in the top of the 10th inning to give Kalama the winning margin in a 6-4 victory over White Pass at Fort Borst Park here Wednesday in the first round of the Class 1A District 4 fastpitch tournament.

Former Capital star Linnenkohl tackles new position at Wake Forest

Prep Athletes of the Week

Four golfers qualify for State
Benz wins Quad-District, Friday Harbor places second
Chris Benz shot a par 72 to win the Quad-District golf tournament May 24 at Whispering Firs in Tacoma. Benz, Paul Guard, Hank Schuman and Pearl Schuman qualified for State, which begins May 30 in Spokane.

Track and field: the next step to state
Area athletes fare well in district track and field championships

Two area golfers advance to state
BELLINGHAM - Two area golfers are going to the state Class 4A tournament.

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College notebook: Army's Luher named athlete of week after Academy golf record
Junior golfer Austin Luher has been named Army's athlete of the week after breaking an Academy record Saturday at the NCAA East Regionals in Nashville.

The Evergreen High graduate shot a three-round composite score of 220, breaking the previous Academy mark (222) set by teammate Scott Manley last season.

Mendoza gets rematch with state champion

Prep roundup: Floyd, Drollinger win singles titles
CONNELL — Grandview's Kevin Floyd and Naches Valley's Katie Drollinger captured singles titles at the CWAC South sub-district tournament on Tuesday.

Wa-Hi to tangle with Shadle Park
The Blue Devils face the Highlanders Friday in Richland in Region 4 softball play.
Wa-Hi, already boasting a successful softball season, will tangle with Shadle Park in the opening round of the Region 4 softball tournament that begins at Richland's Columbia Park softball complex Friday evening.

MacKay, Ng soar into district track finals
Seahawk junior varsity squads both run away with team titles at league meet
Seniors Allison MacKay and David Ng achieved top-two finishes in the Northwest League meet at Burlington to move directly into the district finals. MacKay won the javelin and the triple jump. Ng won the 110 high hurdles and finished second in the 300 low hurdles.

Spartans upend Lakeside for state title
Kathryn Bachen, Colbi Brawner shine in the 11-10 win at Mercer Stadium.

Lacrosse team one game away from state final
Fifth-ranked Vultures host Snohomish at 6 p.m. today in semi-final contest at VHS Stadium.

Post season schedule for Vashon High School teams
District and State Tournament information as of Monday, May 23.

Brief items of interest to Vashon sports fans.

Red Raiders' daily double
It was a Bellingham sweep at the Class 3A Northwest District golf tournaments on Tuesday.

Feenstra an All-American
Western Washington's Tim Feenstra, a junior from Lynden, was a first-team All-America pick by the Golf Coaches Association of America/NCAA Division II PING. Two Vikings - Luke Bennett, a junior from Sehome, and Josh Immordino, a senior from Kentwood - made the third team.

Sehome final one left
SEDRO-WOOLLEY - Sehome became Whatcom County's lone survivor in the Class 3A Northwest District fastpitch tournament on Tuesday.

Bellingham has six of top seven finishers
BURLINGTON - The Bellingham girls golf team met its goal on Tuesday after the final round of the Class 3A Northwest District tournament at Skagit Valley Golf & Country Club: take all six members to state.

Lynden opens in Portland
The Lynden Lions football team will open the 2005 season at the Les Schwab Kickoff Classic on Sept. 1 at PGE Park in Portland, Ore., where it will face the Scappoose Indians in the nightcap of a doubleheader.

Defending state champion started day in second
A sandwich changed Chris Killmer's putting technique.

Ferndale opens state with win
BURIEN - The Ferndale boys soccer team has gone further than any other in school history.

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From Tumblin' to Throwin'
Bremerton's Jessica Lindberg went from accomplished gymnast to champion javelin thrower in a few short months.
Jessica Lindberg's entire high school sports career has been a bit of an anomaly. She was the only gymnast at Bremerton High interested in competing at the high school level. With no team to join, she traveled to Poulsbo every day to compete with North Kitsap's team.

Prep roundup: Cheng wins district title
Bainbridge ace Whitney Cheng added to her impressive season by winning the Class 3A SeaKing District girls singles title Tuesday at the University of Washington.

Cougs face biggest competition . . . each other
Sprinters again anchor second-place finish for CK boys.

Taking it to the next levelCle Elum trio to play college ball
Three of Cle Elum-Roslyn's fastpitch players who led the Warriors to the state tournament for the past three seasons have signed letters of intent to play at the next level.

Janelle Marquette, A.J. Norris and Amanda Houser have signed to play at community colleges next spring. It is the first time in school history that a Warrior fastpitch player has taken the next step.

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Five Cats selected for 'Hall'
Five former Bobcat standouts will be inducted into the Aberdeen High School Athletic Hall of Fame next month.

Three Harbor golfers earn trip to state in Spokane
KELSO - Three Grays Harbor players earned state berths in the District IV 2A Girls Golf Tournament that concluded Tuesday at the Three Rivers Golf Course in Kelso.

Bulldogs bop Bears, 5-3 in district tune-up
MONTESANO - Erupting for three runs with two outs in the sixth inning, Montesano edged Olympia, 5-3, in a non-league softball game Tuesday at Crait Field.

Sports briefs
District B track due Thursday

Beamer splits a pair of games at districts
Titans knocked into loser's bracket after beating Capital, 5-1

Gators, Raiders jump back into the Class 4A state soccer tourney
Decatur downs Wilson, 2-0, and TJ rips Heritage, 4-1; Beamer's season over

District track meet up next for FWay athletes
Griffey cruises to 200-meter victory and anchors Gator's 4x200 relay

PT soccer boys win district title
The Port Townsend High School soccer team earned its first district championship with wins over Foster, Klahowya and Cascade Christian in the recent West Central District 2A tournament.

PT boys win district golf
The Port Townsend and Chimacum high school golf teams dominated the West Central District 2A tournament at Lakeland Village Golf Course, taking first and second in the team competition and snagging four of the seven individual state tournament entries.

Tennis team competes well
Uncooperative weather forced a delay in the Nisqually League’s 2A district qualifying tennis tournament.

Great Quilcene baseball season ends
A close call at the plate ended the season for the Quilcene High School baseball team.

District fastpitch is Saturday
The Chimacum and Port Townsend High School softball teams are both scheduled to compete at this Saturday’s district tournament at Sprinker Recreation Center in Tacoma.

Locals are hot to trot at Viking Fest Road Race
POULSBO — Once more, Lee Hodin is the reigning king of the 5-mile Viking Fest Road Race. Hodin, a science teacher at Poulsbo Junior High School and cross country coach of the high school’s team, won the event for the third year in a row — out of the only three times he’s run it — with a 26:46 time.

Fastpitch chases diamond history
BREMERTON — The Narrows League fastpitch playoff match-up pitting the North Kitsap Vikings and the Stadium Tigers Monday was decidedly more about positioning than it was about winning.

Defense delivers Vikes to state
TACOMA — North Kitsap starting pitcher Jared Prince’s 12 strikeout, two hit, complete game shutout was a stellar outing that led to a 1-0 win Monday. The victory avenged the team’s Narrows League Championship loss the week before to the Olympia Bears.

Rams' perfection ends
TUMWATER -- North Thurston had the gaudy record, the No. 1 seed and the home-field advantage.

Seven Pac-9 golfers advance to state
TUMWATER -- Washougal's Sarah Natwick shot a 4-over-par 76 to finish the 3A District 4 girls golf tournament at Tumwater Valley Municipal Golf Course as the top individual with a two-day score of 150.

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Prep scoreboard

Peninsula earns No. 2 seed to state tournament
Seahawks to face Lynden Lions Saturday at 10 a.m.

Players rally around football coach; School Board delays decision
PORT TOWNSEND -- Stopping short of doing a touchdown dance, Port Townsend Redskins football players left a School Board meeting Monday night feeling victorious.

Wolverines storm into playoffs
Friday Harbor claimed an upper hand in the District playoffs with an overpowering 12-2 victory over Bellevue Christian Tuesday on the Wolverines' home field.

Lady Wolves fastpitch edges Falcons
This kind of game was less a warm-up and more of a barnburner. And that's a good thing.

Brock leads Cubs to wins
Sedro-Woolley player has record-setting day at plate and gets a win on mound

Bulldogs split games
Mount Vernon softball team must win two straight to advance to state

Golf roundup: Daily takes second at 3A tourney
Burlington-Edison golfer misses medalist honors by two strokes

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Knights knock off Eagles
East Valley advances to State 3A tournament against Centralia on Saturday
Bret Riggin was not going home.

The East Valley senior threw a two-hitter and struck out 15, pitching the Knights to a 2-1 win over West Valley and the Eastern Regional's second berth into the State 3A tournament.

Titans take championship
U-Hi will face Pasco Friday night in 4A regional playoffs
Two arms – and one hit – proved better than one Tuesday at Whitworth College.

The two arms belonged to University pitchers Mandy Mikelson and Linse Vlahovich. The hit belonged to catcher Ashley Fargher.

They were enough to lift the Titans to the District 8 4A softball championship, 1-0, over Greater Spokane League champion Shadle Park.

Pullman pulls out win in State 2A boys soccer opener
Mike Thomas scored 2 minutes into the second half and goalkeeper Andrew Wilson made it stand up as the Pullman Greyhounds beat the Highland Scotties 1-0 in Pullman in the first round of the State 2A boys soccer tournament on Tuesday.

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West Valley stuns Hanford in regulation, then shootout
In the storied history of the Hanford-West Valley boys soccer rivalry, this is the game people will most remember.

Updated baseball stats

Prairie, Skyview advance

Ridgefield perseveres for shootout win

Columbia River beats Newport

Golf: Washougal claims 3A district title

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On Further Review: The week in prep sports

4A District golf: Two good days equals one title

Camas suffers familiar ending

Area boys track and field bests

Rams stun rival Hanford in state opener
RICHLAND — Mark Schubert's last-second goal gave his team a second life, and West Valley's boys soccer team made the most of it on Tuesday.
After Schubert's stunning 80th-minute 10-yard header — with his back to the goal, no less.

Leopards' Torrez leads way to state
Zillah's Duran Torrez shot a 2-over-par 74 during SCAC boys district golf competition Tuesday at Desert Aire Golf & Country Club, leading 16 area players who qualified for state at various levels and other courses.

Red Devils run away from Medical Lake
MEDICAL LAKE — Mikael Rojas' goal in the 62nd minute broke a tie and sparked a four-goal rally in the second half as East Valley cruised to a 5-1 win over Medical Lake on Tuesday in the first round of the Class 2A-1A state soccer tournament.

Local report: Price-Martin and Scacco tie for 8th in bestball
SEATTLE — Pat Price-Martin and Chris Scacco fired a final-round 74 to finish tied for eighth in the sixth annual Washington State Golf Association's Women's Bestball at Sandpoint Country Club.

Martin and Scacco, from the Yakima Country Club, opened with a 78 and finished at 152, tied with three other teams and eight shots behind the winners.

Wa-Hi's dynamic duo to state
Max Reinland and Tyler Ketelsen make their third straight trip to the state golf tournament.
MOSES LAKE - Max Reinland and Tyler Ketelsen, Wa-Hi's dynamic duo on the golf course, will be making their third consecutive appearances at the Class 4A state tournament in Spokane next week.

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Sehome ready to take next step at districts
The Sehome High School fastpitch team doesn't want to play like a team just happy to have made it into the Class 3A Northwest District tournament.

Red Raiders win districts
Bellingham senior Chris Killmer hopes history repeats itself.

3A meet this week at Civic
The Class 3A Northwest District track and field meet will be held Wednesday and Friday at Civic Stadium.

Ferndale plays Hazen tonight
Ferndale, the Northwest League champion, will play Hazen in the first round of the state boys soccer tournament at 6 p.m. today at Highline Stadium in Burien. Ferndale is 17-2-1 and Hazen 11-6-1.

Bellingham girls peaking at right time
BURLINGTON - It couldn't have gone much better for the Bellingham girls golf team.

Prince, NK Get Revenge, Trip to State
It was a baseball game with all the elements required for greatness. The season was on the line. There was a revenge factor at play. And two of the Narrows League's best pitchers were facing each other.

Prep roundup: Spartans head to districts
The Bainbridge Spartans qualified for the Class 3A SeaKing District tournament, claiming the seventh and final seed out of the Metro League tournament by beating Nathan Hale 13-1 Monday.

Three Ellensburg golfers advance to state
Firman secures last berth
Ellensburg High School sophomore Ben Firman completely revamped his swing three months ago. He had to break the old habits and trust the awkward feeling of the new technique.

The changes paid off for Firman on Monday.

Late charge nets Monte third place
MONTESANO - Wayne LaMoureaux gave Montesano relief from a potential cross-state trip this weekend.

Ocosta wins first-ever district title
TOLEDO - History was finalized on Monday for Ocosta, but Rainier made the Wildcats work for it.

McCaslin moves on for HHS
VANCOUVER - Hoquiam sophomore Abbi McCaslin earned a regional berth in the District IV 2A Girls Tennis tournament Monday at the Vancouver Tennis and Raquet Club.

Grizzlies enter district on winning note
TOLEDO - Krista Bickar and Katriina Reime combined on a four-hitter as Hoquiam's softball team concluded its regular season with a 3-2 victory over Toledo in a non-league game Monday at Toledo.

Five-run inning sends Ocosta to loss
WESTPORT - Breaking things open with seven runs in the final two innings, Winlock downed Ocosta, 12-2 in six innings, in a Southwest Washington 1A League softball finale Monday. The contest was played at Westport, but Winlock was the home team.

Bobcat girl golfers can't make cut at district
TUMWATER - Playing under tough course conditions, Aberdeen's two golfers at the District IV 3A girls golf tournament at the Tumwater Valley Golf Course didn't make the first-day cut on Monday.

District softball tourney at Centralia features three local teams
Three Grays Harbor teams will open play in the District IV 1A and B softball tournaments Wednesday at Centralia.

Bollen leads Ocosta track
ONALASKA - Ocosta's Barrett Bollen captured two titles in the Subdistrict 1A Track on Friday at Onalaska.

Monarchs slam Scots
CHEHALIS ---- By beating Kelso 12-8 here Monday, Mark Morris secured a higher seed, a shorter regional playoff commute, a few more hours of rest before its next game, and a slightly taller trophy.

Capital squeaks into state
KENT -- After a disheartening loss in the first game of the district tournament, Michael Spencer was looking for someone -- anyone -- to step up and be a hero.

North Kitsap pitcher baffles Bears
TACOMA -- Ninety feet away from keeping Olympia's season alive, Matt Wyckoff felt confident.

Tenino tennis enjoys unprecedented success
VANCOUVER -- Megan Smedley winning in tennis has become old hat.

Brown leads 3A district golf tourney; Stonecypher in 4th
TUMWATER -- Monica Brown of River Ridge led the way for the Pacific-9 League as the 3A District girls golf tournament got underway on Monday at Tumwater Valley Municipal Golf Course.

Sequim eliminated after losing both opening round baseball games
TACOMA -- From a rain-out to an early morning bus ride, things just didn't add up for the Sequim baseball team as they dropped both games in the opening round of Class 3A West Central District tournament play on Monday.

Wolverines advance to Regionals
9-4 victory over Cascade Christian at Hartman Field

Prep roundup: Area players in the hunt
Eleven girls remain alive for state 3A tournament berths

Alumni update: Hyatt, McPhee named to all-region softball teams
Pair were solid offensive players for college teams

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MONDAY

Golf teams on par, edged out

Falcon track places well in playoff opening

Sequim rains on Falcon fastpitch winning parade

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GOLF
Reinland, Wa-Hi boys look ready for districts
Max Reinland certainly made Washington State University look good last Monday.

2 Tri-Citians qualify for men's NCAA golf finals
STANFORD, Calif. -- Oregon's Gregg LaVoie shot 1-over 71 to finish tied for 10th, and more importantly, earn one of two individual spots available to the NCAA Men's Golf Championships during the final round of the NCAA West Regional played Saturday at the par-70, 6,742-yard Stanford Golf Course.

The junior from Pasco will be the field on June 1-4 in Caves Valley, Md., along with Richland's Zach Bixler. The freshman helped Washington take third in the team category, reaching the NCAA Championships for the seventh straight year.

Kamiakin's Miller, Richland's Martin win singles titles
WENATCHEE -- Kamiakin sophomore Quin Miller upset defending Big Nine district champion Sam Rechtin of Wenatchee 7-6, 6-1 to win the boys singles title Saturday, while Richland senior Jessica Martin captured the girls singles title with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Kennewick's Natalie Kirch.

Soccer star from Pasco on Parade All-America team
Pasco native Preston Zimmerman has been named as a forward on the Parade Magazine's All-America high school boys soccer team.

Richland wins fifth straight Big 9 district in dramatic fashion
Richland senior Holly Morris is a former Big Nine home run champion, but Saturday afternoon at the TRAC softball complex in Pasco, she was all smiles about a ball that traveled only about 60 feet.

Spreading lacrosse with Kings Way

Bay's early dismissal is No. 1 disappointment

Prairie softball survives scare

Prep roundup: Bolton, Brown power Columbia River to district baseball title

Ridgefield soccer game pushed back

Boothby wins meet with PR in hammer

Local report: Tweten finishes fourth, books trip to state
KENNEWICK — Eisenhower golfer Kallie Tweten is on her way to state after finishing fourth at the Big Nine District Meet on Monday at Tri-City Country Club.

MONDAY
Away at school: Heron wins hurdles in career-best time
HEATHER HERON (Eisenhower), a senior at San Diego State, won the Mountain West Conference title in the 100-meter hurdles last weekend with a career-best time of 13.31 seconds.

Cub sports writer gets education off campus
Winding my way through sun-soaked golden hills north of Walla Walla, I knew the time had come. I was going to meet the real Eastern Washington.

SATURDAY
Blue Devils on a tear
PASCO - Wa-Hi senior Christa Fouts pitched two victories, and senior Sarah Nostdal slammed a two-run double in the bottom of the sixth inning of the third game on Saturday to make Blue Devil coach Jerry Humphreys appear to be clairvoyant.

Irish seek home playoff
DeSales heads off to Colfax Saturday with a couple of goals in mind.

Redskins clinch state berth
Port Townsend will head to state for the first time under coach Norman Kirk, while Klahowya gets a second chance Saturday.

West Sounders in the news
Locals to play in NCAA regionals
Four West Sound athletes will play in the NCAA Division I Regionals beginning today in various locations.

Prep notebook: Fight-marred game will stand
Bremerton's season finale at Shelton, a game that was called with one out remaining after a bench-clearing fight, will stand, Bremerton athletic director Larry Gallagher said.

Prep roundup: Spartans bound for state
Bainbridge is headed to state.

The Spartans got a solid pitching performance from Jordan Schager to defeat Ingraham 6-3 Thursday in the Metro League semifinals at Lower Woodland Park in Seattle.

North's Young finding his form
TACOMA — It was a year ago at this meet that North Kitsap's Ryan Young became a player on the state's track and field stage.

A spring full of winning?
West Sound teams and athletes are among state contenders — definitely not something you see very often around here — in several sports.

Prep spotlights: Josh Lane, senior, Klahowya soccer
To be voted the Most Valuable Player you need to post big scoring numbers, right? Wrong. Josh Lane patrols center midfield for Klahowya, where he controls the flow of the game, but doesn't get into prime scoring territory.

Things looking up for KW’s Anderson
Hoopster will head to Oklahoma Baptist.

Cle Elum softball sweeps Zillah
Warriors tie for SCAC title
CLE ELUM - Kelsey Held, Amanda Houser, A.J. Norris and Janelle Marquette had good reason to smile on Thursday.

It was senior day at Cle Elum-Roslyn High School, and four older players responsible for the Warriors' emergence as a top fastpitch program in the South Central Athletic Conference were on hand to celebrate their shared success.

Hoquiam girls gain net semis
VANCOUVER - Hoquiam's two singles players - senior Kelly Patton and sophomore Abbi McCaslin - each swept through their two opponents Thursday to advance to the semifinals of the District IV 2A girls tennis tournament at the Vancouver Tennis Center.

Cats earn Pac-Nine recognition
The Aberdeen Bobcats landed seven players onto the All-Pac-Nine League baseball teams, but none of them were named to the first team, chosen from coaches' all-opponent teams.

Ocosta errors costly
WESTPORT - Ocosta's two pitchers held Ilwaco to just six hits and kept the Wildcats in the game, but their team's seven errors resulted in a 13-3 Southwest Washington 1A League softball loss on Thursday.

PTHS soccer team plays for district title
The Port Townsend High School soccer team clinched a berth into the state 2A boys tournament by defeating Klahowya 3-2 Thursday evening in Silverdale. Townsend plays Cascade Christian for the West Central District title at 8 p.m. Saturday at Silverdale Stadium.

DSHS offices reopen in new location May 23
Washington Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) offices in Port Townsend are scheduled to move three blocks down Sheridan Avenue and be open for business May 23.

Softball team upsets Chelan
Cascade's softball squad pulled off a shocking upset on the road last Thursday, beating a tough Chelan squad 3-2, and capped the week with a pair of wins against Quincy on Saturday, beating the Jacks 14-5 and 6-5.

With the wins Cascade secured at least a fourth-place spot in the CWAC district tournament but could finish as high as second, depending on the outcome of games this week.

The Kodiaks need help in order to capture second place but could grab third place from Ephrata by sweeping the Tigers in a home doubleheader this Saturday in Dryden. Cascade also plays at league-leading Omak on Thursday.

Monarchs rout Rams in District 4 opener
Before his rookie season as the Mark Morris head baseball coach in 2004, Joe Bair said, "The only direction we can go is up."

Tenino tennis players advance to regional
VANCOUVER, Wash. -- The first round of the 2A girls district tennis tournament proved to be one of the most successful ever for Tenino.

Mark Morris ousts Rams from playoffs in baseball
LONGVIEW -- After a gray, blustery day gave way to sporadic sunshine, a rainbow appeared just over the left-field wall at Ray Morse Park. But the North Thurston Rams did not find their pot of gold.

Laskowski’s single lifts PHS to win
Peninsula takes third straight Seamount Pierce championship, earns No. 2 seed for district tourney

Peninsula wins Pierce Division after 1-1 tie with Trojans
The Peninsula Seahawks desperately needed a goal and David Fischer delivered.
With time running down and the Seamount League Pierce Division championship on the line Thursday night, Fischer hooked a 35-yard free kick into the net to force a 1-1 tie with the Fife Trojans at Roy Anderson Field.

Braves STAY alive
La Conner baseball downs Concrete in bi-district play-in game

Cubs win, Tigers fall in district playoffs
Sedro-Woolley's baseball team to play Ferndale; Burlington-Edison's season comes to an end

Cardinal baseball players honored
Six Skagit Valley College standouts land position on All-League teams

Five golfers advance
Two girls, three boys move on in 4A District 1 tourney

Softball: Cubs' girls claim Northwest 3A title
Maldonado hits two homers and strikes out 12 batters in Sedro-Woolley's win

Doubles final an all-Cub affair
BELLINGHAM — Skagit County tennis fans will see plenty of familiar faces today in the Northwest 3A League Tournament finals.

Area prep schedule

Bay grad focused on big-league dream

Commentary: How to promote college football in just 208 pages
NCAA rules universities have been using expanded media guides as recruiting tools, sets limits on number of pages.

Thursday's prep report

All-star girls game on tap

District baseball means home sweet home for Pirates
Thanks to their grind-it-out, eight-inning playoff victory over Kamiakin on Tuesday, the Pirates claimed the Big Nine's No. 2 seed in this week's district tournament and, thus, get to play on their home field today.

Wahluke grounds high-flying Scots
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Wahluke players Aldo Zamora, left, Jose Avalos and Paul Contreras help Jose Tlatelpa, top, celebrate a second half goal as they beat Highland 2-0 at Highland in Cowiche Thursday, May 19, 2005.
COWICHE — After finishing fourth in conference play, Wahluke's boys soccer team is proving once again that the postseason is where it counts.

The defending state champions won their third straight Class 2A/1A district match on Thursday, blanking Highland 2-0 in the semifinals to earn a shot at the district title Saturday in Pasco.

Athlete spotlight: Monique Wickenhagen, sophomore, Naches Valley track and field

Hot ticket
Baseball: Selah's Carlon Park will be loaded with a four-game schedule in the Mid-Valley/
Spokane tournament with West Valley-Yakima, Selah and Ellensburg among those fighting for a regional berth.

Irish seek home playoff
DeSales needs two victories Saturday to win the District 9 title and play its regional tourney at home.
DeSales heads off to Colfax Saturday with a couple of goals in mind.
Wa-Hi hits `speed bump'

Wa-Hi hits `speed bump'
A 5-1 district softball playoff loss to Eastmont puts the Blue Devils into a loser-out game with Kamiakin Saturday.

BMC softball sub-district Saturday
Touchet hopes starting cold doesn't hurt its bid in the district seeding tournament.

Wa-Hi girls win finale for share of league title
WENATCHEE - Wa-Hi's Christy Coronado shot a season best 47-46-93 to help the Blue Devils defeat Pasco and Eastmont in a three-team, regular-season-ending Big Nine Conference girls golf match here Thursday.

Ballard track sweeps in-city rivals
There is quiet optimism among Ballard athletes and coaches as they prepare for the KingCo championships on May 18 and 19.

Athletes have out-performed their competition enough this season to warrant talk of a state title. Last week, track teams from Roosevelt, Garfield and Franklin were no match for the Ballard Beavers as both the boys and girls won a meet among the city schools.

Event of the week: Lynden vs. Bellingham in the Class 3A District baseball tournament.

Squalicum girls, Sehome boys lead at NWL track meet
After one day of the Northwest League track and field tournament, Sehome leads the boys and Squalicum is first among the girls.

Lakewood thumps Blaine in rain game
MOUNT VERNON - Almost everything went right when Blaine's baseball team won 14 league and district games without a loss. Almost everything went wrong - including an untimely downpour after their only good moment Wednesday night - when the Borderites finally lost a meaningful game.

Lynden upsets top seed Sedro, on to title game
ANACORTES - A heads-up double play to end the game gave Lynden a 2-1 upset victory over top-seeded Sedro-Woolley in the semifinals of the 3A Northwest District baseball tournament Wedn-esday at Anacortes.

Sehome sends two to league semis
Rain delayed the completion of play on the first day of the Northwest League girls tennis tournament Wednesday at Sehome.

Blaine baseball returns to rankings
The Borderites moved back into the Washington State Baseball Coaches poll this week, getting slotted at No. 9.

Bray lifts Raiders
ANACORTES - Tyler Bray's bases loaded single with two outs in the bottom of the seventh lifted Bellingham to a 2-1 win over Burlington-Edison in the quarterfinals of the 3A Northwest District tournament at Anacortes on Wednesday.

Jorgensen saves Meridian in OT
MOUNT VERNON - As far as celebrations go, Meridian sophomore Jake Jorgensen's was rather subdued.

Anderson OK with Oklahoma
The all-league player from King's West will play at Oklahoma Baptist.

Prep roundup: Robbins, Bratlientied for third
Central Kitsap senior Vangie Robbins and North Kitsap junior Alicia Bratlien were tied for third after Round 1 of the Narrows League golf tournament at Lake Spanaway Golf Course. Robbins and Bratlien each fired a 79 on Wednesday and were one shot back from co-leaders Bre Carmichael and Chris Yun — both of Bellarmine Prep. Yun is the defending state Class 4A champ.

Star baseball player severely injured
Derik Ward swung a mighty bat for Tonasket
Derik Ward rounds third base following a home run earlier this year
Tonasket High School lost its best pitcher and batter for the rest of the season following a vehicle accident May 11 near Blue Lake north of Wannacut Lake.

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Bulldogs prepare for district
EHS could send 30 to regionals
Seven is more than a lucky number for the Ellensburg High School track team. It's the magic number.

The Bulldogs travel to Prosser of Friday for the district meet with the top seven finishers in each non-relay event qualifying for regionals, May 27-28, in Spokane.

E-burg players, coach honored
Ellensburg High School baseball coach Jim Klampher was named Mid Valley League Co-Coach of the Year, EHS athletic director Rick Unruh announced on Wednesday. Klampher shared the honor with West Valley coach Klayton Wyckoff. Klampher led the Bulldogs to the playoffs after a 1-9 start.

Ellensburg catcher Brian Rittereiser and infielder Andy Layman were named to the first-team all-league team. First baseman Tony Quirk, outfielder Nick Cawley-Murphree and pitcher Derek Bailes made second-team all-league. The Bulldogs earning honorable mention were infielder Josh Kopczynski and Evan Mowry, designated hitter Noah Loveless, outfielder David Huitron and utility player Scott Cooper.

Space available for CWU summer sports camps
With less than one month remaining in the 2004-05 academic year and its intercollegiate athletics seasons nearly completed, Central Washington University is preparing for a summer of sports camps on the Ellensburg campus, according to a CWU sports information release.

A total of 13 camps in baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, football, soccer and volleyball will all be sponsored and presented by the CWU department of athletics between June 17 and August 11.

Eagles mashed in district
TUMWATER - It may have only been a state seeding game, but Elma learned a lesson in postseason boys soccer from Ridgefield on Wednesday night.

Montesano golfer second at district
KELSO - Montesano's Jenna Gregorius fired a career-best 93 to stand in second place following the opening round of the District IV 2A Girls Golf Tournament on Thursday at the Three Rivers Golf Club in Kelso.

Subdistrict track opens
Postseason action for area track and field competitors begins Friday at a variety of locations.

District 2A baseball postponed
The quarterfinal round of the District IV 2A Baseball Tournament, scheduled for tonight at Hoquiam's Olympic Stadium, has been postponed due to rain and wet grounds, Hoquiam athletic director Todd Bridge announced this morning.

Twin Harbors athletes dominate subdistrict
SOUTH BEND - Willapa Valley and South Bend athletes won three events apiece on the opening day of the Subdistrict Class B Track Meet on Wednesday, primarily at South Bend.

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Elma wins equestrian title

Free drops at district
Woodland's Hayley Drake shot an 81 to earn medalist honors, and all five Beaver golfers made the cut on Day 1 of the Class 2A District 4 girls golf tournament at Three Rivers Golf Course on Wednesday.

Carpenter, Brown named co-MVPs of GSHL baseball
Kelso senior baseball standout Cort Carpenter capped a stellar regular season by claiming a share of the Greater St. Helens 3A League Most Valuable Player award.

North Thurston playoff still on, has new site
They're keeping their fingers crossed at North Thurston.
Despite soggy weather, North Thurston's baseball playoff game against Mark Morris today is still on but has been switched to Ray Morris Park in Longview. Apparently, the rain hasn't hit Longview like it has the Olympia area.
The Class 3A Southwest District game is set to start at 5 p.m. The team was preparing to leave Lacey early this afternoon.

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Red Raiders edge Tigers
Bellingham's Bray knocks in the game-winning run in bottom of seventh to beat Burlington-Edison

Top-seeded Cubs fall to Lynden
Sedro-Woolley must win three straight to return to the regional tournament

Concrete, La Conner to battle for playoff berth
Teams to square off today at Skagit Valley College

Prep roundup: Area tennis players wrap up district berths
Cubs' Klein and Twedt and Seahawks' Bolton advance

Prep golf: Tigers win county title
Sedro-Woolley's Buchanan takes individual crown

Soccer tourney to start Friday
More than 150 teams to take part

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Toss away the record book
Badgers' naturally gifted thrower bears down on studies, considers athletic future if override levy fails
"She has untapped abilities. She can write her own scholarship to college." George Hays, Bonners Ferry track coach

Track stars begin quest
The three-week chase for gold in Pasco or Cheney begins this week with league track meets for most area schools. Most casual fans will focus on the District 8 4A and 3A meets at University, where a couple of the best athletes in the nation and state history start their quest.

Shadle makes its district pitch
Are two arms better than one? The long haul of the Greater Spokane League season seemed to support an affirmative answer, especially when those arms belong to Shadle Park High right-handers Stephanie Trudeau and Sam Skillingstad.

Mead golfer Eneroth wins District 8 4A
Mead senior Amy Eneroth shot 2-over-par 74 on Wednesday to win the District 8 4A girls golf championship at MeadowWood Golf Course. Eneroth's two-day total of 146 defeated Lewis and Clark junior Molly Fuhs by six strokes.

Garfield-Palouse will stage a special day for special athletic director
Alli Bennett has been the head cheerleader for Garfield-Palouse for years. Although her current title is athletic director, Bennett, who was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer, is much more than that to almost every student who went through Garfield and Gar-Pal in the last three decades.

It's your last chance to catch some class acts
Four seniors in four different sports deserve fans' attention, says Vince Grippi.

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Putting his best foot forward
Mirza Gusic has come a long way to attend Hanford High School.

Softball: Big Nine district playoffs to start today with new format
The Richland Bombers are still on the road to perfection.

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Hudson's Bay graduates pitch in for Western Oregon

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Grayson posts two wins at 4A track

Ridgefield claims district soccer title

Evergreen breaks through for win

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Perez heading to North Idaho
Davis' Humberto Perez, the Big Nine Conference's player of the year last basketball season, plans to sign a letter of intent today to attend North Idaho College next fall.

Garrigues signs with South Dakota St.
Naches Valley senior Mark Garrigues, who set an all-time Valley record in the 200-yard individual medley last season, is headed to South Dakota State in the fall on a swimming scholarship.

Wa-Hi teams earn academic awards
Seventeen of Wa-Hi's 19 spring athletic teams have recently received WIAA recognition for outstanding academic achievement.

Poloists get tough, roll over Shorewood
A rowdy crowd at the home pool boosts the girls to an 8-1 victory. Bainbridge girls water polo got tough in two physical matches, including an 8-1 win over Shorewood Friday, in a Ray Williamson pool lined with vocal spectators. But it didn’t stop there, as they hit the road Monday for a three-goal victory at Mercer Island, in the first of three tough matches to close out the season.

Roundup: Another romp for girls LAX/Double plays boost
Bainbridge girls lacrosse won its final regular match 15-5 at North Kitsap Friday, finishing the regular season with a 12-1 A-League record.

NWL tourney to open today
The three-day Northwest League girls tennis tournament is scheduled to start today at Sehome.

Hemlock, Ferndale too much for Squalicum
EDMONDS - Kalen Hemlock had two goals and two assists, and the Ferndale boys soccer team defeated Squalicum 5-2 on Tuesday at Edmonds Stadium to advance to the 3A Northwest District championship game.

Class 3A District baseball rained out; Meridian wins in 2A
The 3A Northwest District baseball tournament at Anacortes was rained out on Tuesday.

Trojans stay alive in baseball; Ferndale gets first softball win
MOUNT VERNON - Steve Anderson hit a two-run home run in the first inning and Duece Black hit a three-run homer in the fourth Tuesday as the Trojans moved past Mount Baker 8-0 at the Class 2A Northwest District baseball tournament.

Lynden Falls to Shorecrest
EDMONDS - The Lynden boys soccer team learned that Shorecrest's defensive reputation was well-deserved Tuesday night in a Class 3A Northwest District semifinal at Edmonds Stadium.

Whatcom rolls past Stanwood
The Whatcom Warriors finished their lacrosse regular season Tuesday with a 17-1 win over the Stanwood Spartans.

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Grays leaving Chimacum for Island
Chimacum's loss has become Bainbridge's gain.
All-State basketball player Steven Gray, and his freshman-to-be sister, Brittany, take their talent to Bainbridge.

CK duo prepared to tackle the best
Central's Nika Botkin and Corinne LeTourneau are set to play their best tennis yet.
No matter what happens today at the Narrows League girls tennis tournament, Central Kitsap's Nika Botkin and Corinne LeTourneau are taking a realistic approach.

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Thorp-Easton blasts Waterville
Cats earn Kittitas rematch
THORP - Staci Morrison and Alli Daniels combined to pitch a one-hitter while Thorp-Easton's offense took advantage of five errors to beat Waterville 14-1 in a loser-out district playoff softball game Tuesday afternoon at Thorp's Hutchinson Athletic Complex.

The Cats will play Kittitas on Friday afternoon at Walla Walla Park in Wenatchee in the second round. The Coyotes earned a first-round bye because of their second-place finish in the Central Washington B League.

Thorp baseball wins loser-out game
Tigers to play Kittitas on Friday
THORP - Justin Daniels hit a bases-clearing double in the bottom of the third inning on Tuesday to lead the Thorp-Easton Tigers in a 15-5 win over Soap Lake in a loser-out Central Washington B League playoff baseball game in Thorp.

Daniels' three-run shot was part of a seven-run third inning that saw Thorp take an 8-2 lead.

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Unbeaten Grizzlies roll, 10-0
Not even the cold, windy, rainy weather could slow down Hoquiam's undefeated softball team on Tuesday as the Grizzlies used seven runs in the fifth inning to defeat Tenino, 10-0, in five innings, in Evergreen League play at Gable Park.

Local golfers gobble up district A/B berths
Twin Harbors golfers claimed 11 of 12 available berths in the District IV Class A and B Golf Tournaments that concluded Tuesday at Highland Golf Course in Cosmopolis.

Ocosta wins two, advances to district title game
ONALASKA - Even without fully unleashing their bats, Ocosta's Wildcats racked up another baseball milestone on Tuesday.

Quinault, North Beach out of district
ADNA - Victimized by big fourth innings, North Beach bowed out of the District IV Class B Baseball Tournament with two losses Tuesday.

Sports briefs: Craighead named assistant coach at PSU
PORTLAND, Ore. - Elma grad Jamie Craighead, who spent three years as an assistant women's basketball coach at Seattle Pacific University, was named assistant coach at Portland State University on Tuesday.

Lift up the state champs
Montesano's girls captured the State High School Powerlifting Championships on Saturday.

Beamer rolls to SPSL championship
Titans use power and pitching to beat Kentlake in title game, 6-4.

Raider girls vault to top of SPSL South
Jefferson girls use depth to sweep All-City Meet, finish in a tie with Curtis.

Titans, Gators share South title; SPSL Tourney next
Raiders remain hot, finish in third.

Barnette offering relief for Arizona State
TJ grad leads Sun Devils in appearances in junior season.

Prep roundup: Mark Morrs boys soccer team earns state berth
LACEY ---- Mark Morris earned a spot in the 16-team Class 3A state boys soccer bracket by rallying in the second half to blank Timberline 2-0 here Tuesday in a District 4 playoff game.

NK golfers swing into Narrows tournament
POULSBO — The North Kitsap Viking boys’ golf team collectively closed out the season last week at an impressive 5-2 in league, losing only to Gig Harbor and South Kitsap while taking a strong third place in the Narrows Bridge. Team play, however, is over. And they’re all on their own the rest of the way.

North soccer bounced from playoffs by Olympia
SILVERDALE — The field? Their opponents? The game time? For whatever reason, the North Kitsap soccer team just couldn’t get its collective motor running in time for its first round playoff against Olympia Saturday, succumbing to the Bears by a 2-0 score.

North Thurston captures district soccer title
TUMWATER -- North Thurston won the district championship Tuesday, but the day was marred by a frightening injury to Timberline keeper Josh Baker in the opening game of a soccer doubleheader at Tumwater Stadium.

Yelm clinches Pac-9 crown
CENTRALIA -- Yelm barely survived a last-inning rally by Centralia to defeat the Tigers 2-1 in a Pacific-9 League fastpitch game on Tuesday to clinch no worse than a tie for the league title.

Roper leaves basketball post for Lynden
For six years, he and a group of talented players and assistants quietly compiled one of the best tenures in Sequim hoops history. Now, it's time for a change of pace.

Wolves charge into baseball playoffs
Long flies. Screamers. Line drives. Grounders through the infield. Gappers to left and right field. Laser beams that hit the wall, the top of the wall or simply clear it with ease.

A Tiger takedown
Burlington-Edison softball team gets past Lynden

Bulldogs can't hang on in playoffs
Mariner wins district soccer battle in a shootout

Prep roundup: Mount Vernon Christian wins track and field event
Hurricane boys and girls take Northwest B titles

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Bases-loaded walk spurs Eagles to win
VanBebber's free pass lifts West Valley over Ellensburg.
Once playoff baseball begins, teams aren't supposed to be able to get away with wins while performing below expectations. Greg Bradley threw a two-hitter to save West Valley's wayward offense as the Eagles pulled out a last-inning 2-1 win over Mid-Valley No.

U-Hi grabs district bye with second-place finish
Ashley Fargher went 4 for 4, collected two runs batted in and scored three runs Tuesday to give University a 10-0 win over visiting Central Valley on the final day of the Greater Spokane League regular season.

Zalud atones as Wildcats qualify for first state soccer tournament
Mt. Spokane's Chris Zalud placed teammate and All-Greater Spokane League goalkeeper Jeff Srock squarely in the middle of the frying pan during Tuesday's District 8 4A winner-to-state, loser-out soccer match against Mead.

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Davis baseball earns Big Nine's second seed
Before Tuesday's seeding game with Kamiakin, Davis pitcher Andrew Clauson knew what was on the line: home-field advantage and a bye in the first round of the Big Nine Conference district baseball tournament.

Baseball: Kiona-Benton 3, Quincy 2
Zach Habner brought in Kiona-Benton's first run with a squeeze play in the top of the eighth inning, and Mike Mejia's bloop single to right drove in two more runs as the Bears beat Quincy 3-2 in a first-round CWAC district game.

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Kamiakin junior hurdles into state contention
Coming into the season, the Kamiakin female hurdling corps -- Michaela Haggett, Jocelyn Bement, Olivia Johnston and Lindy Cejka -- drew much of the attention.

Hanford soccer wins Eastern Regional title
CHENEY -- Hanford collected its first-ever 3A Eastern Regional boys soccer title Tuesday after beating Cheney 5-4 in penalty kicks after a scoreless regulation.

Hanford takes two from West Valley
Jessica Garcia was perfect through six innings en route to a 4-0 no-hitter in the nightcap as Hanford closed its regular season with a doubleheader sweep of host West Valley and its sixth consecutive Mid-Valley League title.

Prosser sweeps Sunnyside
Annabel Rodriguez's two-run homer highlighted a five-run seventh inning for Prosser as the Mustangs completed a Mid-Valley League sweep of host Sunnyside with a 10-5 win. Sunnyside plays host to Wapato at 4 p.m. Thursday in a tiebreaker for the final district berth.

Fastpitch: Hanford sweeps WV for title
There was a saying going around the West Valley fastpitch team's dugout after losing a doubleheader sweep to Hanford and the Mid-Valley League regular-season championship on Tuesday. More.

Class 3A baseball roundup: WV thumps North Central
Kevin Walkenhauer pitched six strong innings and drove in pair of runs to propel sixth-ranked West Valley to an 8-1 victory over North Central in the first round of the Mid-Valley/Spokane regional baseball tournament Tuesday at West Valley. More.

Baseball: E. Valley crushes Cascade
Chase Livingston hit his spots on Tuesday, but not as well as he would've liked.
He did, after all, walk two batters.
But no matter how self-critical the East Valley sophomore wanted to be, there was no hiding his complete-game gem in the first round.

Local report: Mackenzie 12th at NCAA Women's Golf Championship

Day, Zirkle key Davis win over Kamiakin
PASCO — Casey Day and Luke Zirkle came up with RBI singles in the top of the eighth inning as Davis outlasted Kamiakin for a 2-1 victory in a Big Nine baseball tiebreaker Tuesday at Columbia Basin College.

Soccer and golf roundup: Schubert leads Rams past EV-Spokane
SPOKANE — West Valley enjoyed a successful trip to Spokane on Tuesday.

Now the Rams must hope for a repeat performance Saturday to keep their season alive.

Mark Schubert scored both West Valley goals Tuesday as the Rams defeated East Valley-Spokane 2-1 in a loser-out Mid-Valley League/Greater Spokane League regional soccer match at Central Valley High.

Fastpitch roundup: Ballard's big day helps Cle Elum sweep Granger
GRANGER — Katie Ballard collected five of Cle Elum's 23 hits for the day as the Warriors improved to 11-1 in SCAC fastpitch with a 9-2, 12-4 sweep over Granger on Tuesday.

Wa-Hi's boys nab Big Nine golf title
Max Reinland leads the way with a 2-under-par 63 as the Blue Devils nudge Eastmont by one shot.
KENNEWICK - Wa-Hi's boys won the Big Nine Conference with a one-stroke victory over Eastmont at the final pod match of the season at Tri-Cities Country Club Monday.

Lynden making most of journey
The Lynden boys soccer players make the most of their time. Unlike many teams, none of Lynden's regulars plays the sport out of season on the club level. And the Lions have advanced further this year than ever before.

Longtime Lynden Christian coach Rozeboom retires
Forty seasons of coaching baseball was enough for John Rozeboom. The Lynden Christian coach retired his post after guiding the Lyncs for 21 years.

Ressler, Bellingham girls roll
MOUNT VERNON - Blair Ressler was medalist and Bellingham closed out the Northwest League girls golf regular season with a victory on Monday at Skagit Country Club.

North boys basketball coach Nations accepts Evertt job
North Kitsap basketball coach Aaron Nations is going home, and Brian Roper is moving to the other side of the Puget Sound after a successful 12-year run as a basketball coach at North Mason and Sequim high schools.

Prep roundup: The Spartans were eliminated in a shootout at Seattle Memorial Stadium on Monday night. It was tied 1-1 after regulation. In the shootout, Bainbridge made four consecutive penalty kicks after missing its first. Eastside Catholic made all five.

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CK clinches No. 2 Bridge spot
Kolstad claims victory in NL tennis prelims.

Ellensburg ready for playoffs
Bulldogs play in Spokane today
After starting the baseball season with a 1-9 record, Ellensburg High School's turnaround is complete. All that remains for the Bulldogs (9-3 Mid Valley league, 10-10 overall) is the postseason, beginning with today's game at West Valley-Spokane at 4 p.m. in the opening round.

AHS aces HHS for trophy
Aberdeen implemented on a double-strength game plan - and received an unexpected bonus in singles - to regain possession of the Ehrhart Trophy.

Grizzlies strike out at home to conclude year
Hoquiam's home-field advantage and a normally strong offensive lineup was no match for La Center's ace on the mound.

Cats end season with loss
KELSO - Jamie Evans' leadoff single started the game well for Aberdeen, but Kelso made sure that it was the only good thing for the Bobcats.

Monte soccer ousted from district
CAMAS - Stevenson took a page out of Montesano's playbook and rode it to the finish and a state tournament berth.

Bulldogs sweep Forks; Hyaks beat Aberdeen JV
MONTESANO - Kaylee Frafjord and Sarah Moen each pitched four-hitters as Montesano swept Forks, 6-0 and 13-2, in an Evergreen League softball doubleheader Monday.

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In high Greer
RAINIER - Ben Greer says baseball is his best sport.

River snatches win away from MM
Joe Bair took the blame for this one, the rock-saltiest pill that the Mark Morris baseball program has been forced to swallow since losing an entire season for disciplinary reasons two years ago.

Scots find offense at just the right time
Scot Meeker was ready to dial 9-1-1.

Gym dandy
Lacey's Ashley Wirtzberger could dribble a basketball before she learned how to walk. Now 13, the daughter of a high school coach is a shooting star -- a two-time national hoop-shooter.

Sequim sneaks into district soccer tourney
SEQUIM -- Sequim did all it could do then had to sit back and let the chips fall where they may.

Bulldogs start strong
They get four first-half goals in playoff opener
MOUNT VERNON — The goals came in waves Monday for the Mount Vernon High School boys' soccer team, and by the time the Bulldogs were through, they had washed Mountlake Terrace out of the playoffs.

Prep roundup: Bellingham wraps up league golf championship
Burlington-Edison finishes second to Red Raiders
BURLINGTON — The Northwest 3A League girls' golf season ended Monday much the way it began.

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GSL looks for good things in 3A baseball
Beefed up Greater Spokane League 3A baseball representation takes on the traditionally powerful Mid-Valley League today in the first round of the regional playoffs.

State bowling tournament awarded to Spokane in '07
The Washington State Bowling Association has chosen Spokane as the host city for the 2007 Washington state tournament. For eight weekends from late March through May that year, 600 teams and 3,000 individuals will compete in a two-part tournament at three area bowling centers.

Trudeau pitches a one-hitter, secures Shadle's 2nd GSL title
Stephanie Trudeau struck out 13 in a one-hit shutout as Shadle Park (19-1, 18-1 GSL) won sole possession of its second Greater Spokane League softball title Monday with a 7-0 victory at East Valley (8-12, 7-12).

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Kamiakin looking for improved defense against Davis
The Kamiakin baseball team could've clinched second place in the Big Nine Conference and a first-round by in this weekend's district playoffs with a win over first-place Richland in Friday's doubleheader at LaPierre Field.

Reinland's 63 leads Wa-Hi to Big Nine boys golf title
Walla Walla's Max Reinland was the only player to shoot under par Monday in the Big Nine Conference meet at Tri-City Country Club. His 2-under 63 was two strokes better than Kennewick's Kevin Tucker and Troy Teal, and helped Walla Walla win the team competition by one stroke over Eastmont with a 271.

Hudson's Bay tops Prairie in ninth for district baseball title

Prep roundup: Lone goal enough for Storm to beat Thunder, 1-0

River-Centralia tonight at Camas

Away at school: Rollinger wins hurdles for Portland State at Big Sky championship
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As a senior last year at West Valley, Trevor Rollinger finished second in the 300-meter hurdles Saturday in the Class 3A state track meet.

Twelve months later, in a somewhat longer race — the 400-meter hurdles — and a considerably larger stage, that being the Big Sky Conference championships, Rollinger was second to none.

Tourney starts on Saturday
The Bellingham baseball team knows what it's like to be the No. 2 seed in the Northwest District tournament.

Sehome girls, boys take city meet
Score was kept at the city track meet Thursday at Civic Stadium, but those numbers hardly mattered to the coaches.

Lyncs pick up first WCL fastpitch win
NOOKSACK - Lynden Christian notched its first Whatcom County League win of the season with two runs in the eighth inning to defeat Nooksack Valley 8-6 on Thursday.

Meridian wins WCL fastpitch title
LAUREL - It took 10 innings, but the Meridian fastpitch team emerged as victors over Blaine 4-3 in a battle for the Whatcom County League title.

Bellingham's Sharpe scores first victory
ANACORTES - Bellingham sophomore Katie Sharpe notched her first victory with a top score of 65 points (Stableford scoring) at a girls Northwest League golf meet at Similk Beach Golf Course.

Prep notebook: Locals sign with NWAACC schools
Several West Sound athletes signed letters of intent with NWAACC schools recently.

Central Kitsap's Grey Bashore signed with Lower Columbia's baseball team. His teammate Brett Murphy will play at Olympic College.

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Bringing some class to the reclassification
The coming months will see an upheaval in the state's precarious balance of prep sports.

Curtis catches on at North
For 99.9 percent of hitters, crushing a home run is the ultimate in individual baseball achievement.

Kittitas sweeps Waterville
Wins set up showdown with Thorp Saturday
The Kittitas Coyotes set the stage for Saturday's pivotal showdown with Thorp High School by sweeping Waterville 8-0 and 15-2 on Thursday in Central Washington B League softball action in Waterville.

Grizzlies stay unbeaten
As it developed, Hoquiam's girls hardly needed to bank any runs from their aborted first softball confrontation with Aberdeen.

Elma sweeps past Montesano in girls softball
ELMA - For the second time in two seasons, it was a day of firsts for Elma's softball team against rival Montesano.

Cats lose, still make playoffs
Hoquiam notches big soccer win
Raffelson's 8 RBIs lifts Ocosta
Valley uses depth to sweep six-school meet
Surfside soccer tourney due this weekend
Big seventh helps Taholah win stunner
Aberdeen duo swings Bobcats to final win
Bulldog netters ace Stevenson
Runge, Zimmermann take lead in district golf

Titans roll to school's first league title
2-1 win over Jefferson is capper details

Gators snare first-ever championship
Painter's pitching is key details

FWay baseball coach heading to Enumclaw
Fiedler led Eagles to 2001 state title

Chinooks in the zone
KALAMA ---- In the dugout, Broc Harkleroad's Kalama brethren were discussing the ultimate fairy-tale ending for their only senior teammate.

Monarchs get shot at bye in districts
Mark Morris swamped Fort Vancouver 10-0 in six innings in the Greater St. Helens 3A League finale for both teams, clinching a co-league championship with Columbia River.

Black Hills coach not returning
Black Hills girls basketball coach Todd Franklin’s contract was not renewed, ending the coach’s two-year tenure at the school.

Lambert tosses first no-hitter in River Ridge baseball history
LACEY -- Connor Lambert finished River Ridge's up-and-down season in style, tossing a no-hitter to carry the Hawks to a 10-0 triumph in Pacific-9 League baseball on Thursday.

Crescent High School basketball coach steps down
JOYCE -- After two seasons at the helm, Crescent High School's boys basketball head coach Mike Lippert is calling it quits.

Chimacum schools make deep budget cuts in anticipation of declining revenue
CHIMACUM -- School Board members on Wednesday, expecting deep revenue shortages next school year, slashed staff hours and services in the 2005-2006 budget.

Three brothers, love of one sport
For the Ciocca family, soccer is not just a hobby- it’s is a way of life.

Rider takes her game to the next level
The girls’ basketball program at Sumner High School experienced a 2004-2005 season in which they turned around a program that occupied the bottom half of the South Puget Sound League standings for the past four years to gain a playoff berth in the West Central District Tournament and come one away from going to State.

The efforts from senior forward Stephanie Rider, did not go unnoticed by college scouts. Rider, the team leader in scoring (16 ppg) and rebounding (13 rpg), accepted a partial scholarship in late April to play division III basketball at Warner Pacific College in Oregon.

In a league of their own
Emerald Ridge High school’s 2005 girls’ tennis team has experienced success this season most tennis coaches in the South Puget Sound League can only dream of.

A good tiger loss?
Burlington-Edison softball team loses to Sehome in battle for second, but may benefit at district tournament

Tomahawks quell a late Bulldog rally
Marysville-Pilchuck wins sixth in a row by downing Mount Vernon

Prep Roundup: Anacortes girls golf takes second at league tourney
Burlington-Edison takes third, Bellingham wins Northwest 3A event

Prep Softball: Cubs stay atop league
Brock hurls one-hitter for Sedro-Woolley

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Mead boys put it all together to take crown
The Panthers swamped Mt. Spokane 78-67, East Valley 90-55 and Central Valley 96-49 Thursday afternoon at Mt. Spokane to win their fourth straight GSL boys track title. Mt. Spokane was second, EV third and CV fourth.

Weller's early goal places Cheney near state playoffs
Cheney moved a win away from a berth in the State 3A boys soccer tournament by blanking West Valley-Yakima 2-0 in an East Regional match at Cheney on Thursday.

Freshman perfect
Shadle Park freshman standout Sam Skillingstad hurled her third perfect game and fourth no-hitter of the season, blanking visiting Rogers 1-0 on Thursday.

Lakeside sweeps Pullman, wins boys, girls league championships
NINE MILE FALLS, Wash. – Lakeside captured the Great Northern League boys and girls track and field championships Thursday by defeating visiting Pullman in meets matching undefeated teams.

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Prosser's Barbosa runs 1:50.7 in 800 meters
YAKIMA -- Prosser sophomore Nectaly Barbosa moved into No. 5 on the all-time state list in the 800 meters Thursday, blistering Millard Track on the West Valley campus in a solo effort of 1 minute, 50.7 seconds during a Mid-Valley League dual meet.

2005 Mid-Columbia track and field honor roll

Hanford wins regional semifinal
Hanford held the Greater Spokane League champion to just nine shots and put itself in position to win its first-ever 3A Eastern Regional boys soccer title with a 3-2 shootout win over East Valley of Spokane in Richland on Thursday.

Slapping pitchers silly
Jackie Travis and her sister Grace have a lot in common, but not when it came to choosing a spring sport.

Softball notebook: Richland looks to finish unbeaten season today
The Richland softball team clinched its eighth straight Big Nine Conference title Tuesday with a doubleheader sweep of Southridge.

FOURthoughts
Sharelle Wells of Riverside Christian gets help stretching from Andrew Curry before competing in the triple jump and 200-meter run at a track meet in Wapato Saturday, May 7, 2005.
Sharelle Wells smiles quickly at the memory of her first state track and field meet three years ago. It's a bright expression with a touch of pride but one eager to tell the real story.

West Valley guest instructor a major surprise
Boston Red Sox first baseman Kevin Millar hits a few balls Thursday afternoon during the West Valley baseball practice as his cousin Sean Heary watches. Millar was in town visiting family and his cousin, Heary, plays for the team.
First word of a guest instructor probably didn't do much for West Valley's baseball team, with thoughts of someone dryly imploring the Rams to not miss signs and to run out ground balls.

Bulldogs weather storm for best finish in 12 years
The players still had hope and the coaches still believed. But a nine-game losing streak would test even the strongest faith.
And most of the time break it.
But even after a 10-0 non-league loss to Ephrata on April 5 plummeted Ellensburg's baseball team to 1-9, optimism remained alive.

Dunbar's legacy is a lasting one
It is not uncommon for ballparks to be renamed in a fallen player's honor, but it is unusual for such a tribute to be paid within weeks of his death. Yet that's what happened later that month, when Larson Park's main diamond was renamed Dunbar Field.

Barbosa blazes to Valley record in 800
Sophomore's 800 topples Valley mark, is 2nd fastest in U.S. for preps this season.
Five minutes after he was done on the track, Nectaly Barbosa was still doubled over on the infield, wincing while taking in slow, deep breaths.

Banner day for Blue Devils
Wa-Hi's boys track team beats all three competitors while the girls down two and tie Kamiakin.

Diminutive Dahl leaves mark in high jump
FERNDALE - Meghan Dahl used to hear the whispers during warm-ups for the high jump.

Sehome girls finish season undefeated
Sehome's girls tennis team finished its regular season undefeated, sweeping Ferndale 7-0 Wednesday at home.

Plenkovich to coach in all-state game
Eight local football players were selected to play in the East-West all-state football games this summer and Ferndale coach Jamie Plenkovich will be on the West team's staff at the 3A-4A exhibition.

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Ferndale ends Squalicum's reign
The Golden Eagles scored in the first 30 seconds of each half in their Northwest League regular season finale against Sehome Wednesday at Ferndale, beating the Mariners 2-0 and wrapping up their first league title since 1998. [full story]

District tournaments

Prep roundup
CENTRAL KITSAP 4, GIG HARBOR 0
Tiffany Henry and Erika Quint combined to pitch a 1-hitter and the Cougars clinched second place with the win. Central will face Bay Division No. 2 (Olympia or Stadium) in a Narrows League Tournament seeding game on May 19 at Pendergast Park.

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EHS wins ninth straight game
Ellensburg earns No. 2 seed from Mid Valley
Ellensburg High School swept Wapato 4-2 and 8-0 on Wednesday in a Mid Valley League baseball doubleheader at West Ellensburg Park.

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Bobcats sweep Grizzlies
It seems Aberdeen-Hoquiam dual track meets just aren't what they used to be. Especially when you shovel Forks into the mix.

Elma, Monte split twin bill
MONTESANO - There was something for everyone Wednesday at Vessey Park. But a split of East County baseball rivals primarily benefited Elma.

Elway, Wolves drop AHS
Aberdeen's baseball team honored its seniors on Wednesday, but couldn't put the winning touch on the day - thanks to an old adversary returning to the Harbor.

HHS erupts with three straight HRs
Consecutive home runs by Jobey Chaisson, Jason Chase and Graham Jones highlighted an eight-run sixth inning in the second game, giving Hoquiam a sweep of Forks, 13-3 and 8-1, in an Evergreen League baseball doubleheader Wednesday at Olympic Stadium.

Montesano hosts state powerlifting meet
MONTESANO - Seeking repeat state titles for both boys and girls, Montesano will host the State High School Powerlifting Championships on Saturday.

Elma boys finish unbeaten
MONTESANO - In their final dual meet of the season, Elma's boys finished with an undefeated record and the girls topped their rivals as well as the Eagles swept an Evergreen League track meet from Montesano on Wednesday.

Monte belts Forks
MONTESANO - Erica Smiley pitched a five-hitter and Hayley Ridout homered as Montesano trounced Forks, 9-1, in an Evergreen League softball game Wednesday at Crait Field.

Chitwhins sweep Elks
WISHKAH - Monica Kautz drove in three runs in each game as Taholah swept Quinault, 8-6 and 9-4, in a Pacific League softball doubleheader Wednesday at Wishkah.

Briefs
Grizzlies forfeit baseball games

A major setback
Castle Rock crashes down on CHS's playoff plans
Columbia High must sweep its final double-header of the regular season Thursday against Hockinson to have any chance of staying in the mix for a district-playoff berth.

A split is good enough
Lyle clinches spot in GCB baseball playoffs
A double-header split with Sunnyside Christian last Saturday earned Lyle a berth in next week's Greater Columbia B League/District 5 baseball playoffs.

CHS runner wins another 800 race to remain unbeaten
Columbia High senior Matt Lovrin broke the 2-minute barrier for the second time this season to win the 800-meter run last Thursday during a Trico Division track and field meet in Castle Rock.

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Cascade softball crushes Cashmere
Cascade steamrolled its neighbors from Cashmere in CWAC softball on Friday, beating the Bulldogs 11-2 and 14-1. The Kodiaks lost to Ephrata last Tuesday, bringing their league to 4-5, 8-5 overall,

Monarchhs' bats awaken
Dating back to her no-hitter against Washougal on April 27, Mark Morris senior Tasia Trochim had dominated opposing hitters.

MM pitchers toss no-hitter against RAL
With lethal single-mindedness, the 10th-ranked Mark Morris Monarchs are thinking playoffs.

River blasts Hilanders' pitchers
VANCOUVER - The Columbia River Chieftains didn't care which Kelso pitcher they faced in Wednesday's Greater St. Helens 3A League baseball matchup, because their bats were on fire.

Columbians crafty in win over Indians
RAINIER - If Rainier baseball coach Jason Castro ever asks you to play a game of chess, don't.

The Olympian's Athletes of the Week

Cougars, Bears set for Narrows League playoffs
With Memorial Day rapidly approaching, the spring sports season is steamrolling toward the postseason.

Bears rally, clinch 2nd in Bay Division
OLYMPIA --Julie Stutzman singled in the seventh inning to drive in the tying run, then scored the winning run on a wild pitch, leading Olympia to a wild 2-1 comeback win against Stadium on Wednesday in Narrows League fastpitch.

Sequim exacts revenge against Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND -- When you're hot you're hot, and that's precisely what the Sequim High School baseball team's bats were Wednesday -- sizzling hot.

Tigers maul Anacortes in league
Burlington-Edison soccer team wraps up sixth place in Northwest 3A

Not slowing down
Skagit County Track and Field Championships are in their 99th year

Two locals headed to Skagit Valley College
Koenig, Kendrick to play basketball for the Cardinals next year

Prep roundup
Anacortes tennis team tops Burlington-Edison
Seahawks head into Northwest 3A League tournament with win

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Prep athletics foster debate
Sports are integral part of most kids' high school experience

46 years and still in front
Deer Park assistant hopes to see his records broken

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LC repeats GSL girls tennis title
Lewis and Clark clinched its second straight Greater Spokane League girls tennis championship by defeating visiting Ferris 4-3 at Hart Field on Wednesday afternoon.

The Tigers' No. 1 singles player, Elise Otto, downed Heather Handwerk 6-3, 6-0. LC's No. 1 doubles team of Natalie Cholaj and Leslie Griffith topped the Saxons' Kelsey McLauchin and Kelly Mays 6-4, 6-3.

Serving two masters poses dilemma for prep athletes
The modern-day equivalent to the chicken-or-egg conundrum for prep athletes and their parents is this: Which comes first, high school or club sports?

Rey runs at record pace
Call her the Priest River Rocket.

Spartans junior AshLee Rey is tearing up the track this season – and tearing up the school record book along with it.

Rey, who confessed she doesn't really enjoy the grueling 400 meters, broke PR's record in the event three weeks ago and added another record in the 200 the same day.

LC wins GSL girls track
800-meter relay team sets league dual-meet record with time of 1:44.4

Collison was doing his part early on for Newport
When Newport baseball coach Rusty Hargrove was coaching a team of 10-year-olds about seven years ago, he noticed a 9-year-old shagging fly balls in the outfield.

Northeast A
This weekend's softball doubleheader between Freeman and Kettle Falls could determine the regular-season league champion.

The Bs
Bi-County: Lind-Ritzville's baseball doubleheader against second-place Davenport (13-5, 8-4) was moved to Friday after being rained out on Tuesday. The Broncos (17-1, 12-0) are looking to wrap up a perfect league season with a sweep, and have the top Bi-Co seed into the District 7 baseball tournament.

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Prep soccer notebook: No safety blanket for Pasco goalie
At the beginning of the year, it seemed like a social science experiment by the Pasco boys soccer team.

Athletes of the Week

Big inning carries River to first place

College notebook: Area athletes help WWU to conference men's track crown

Wednesday's prep report

A suspense-free split
SELAH — Klayton Wyckoff wasn't ready for this.
And we're referring to neither West Valley's 6-3 conquest of Selah nor its 10-0 loss to the Vikings in a regular season-concluding Mid-Valley League doubleheader Wednesday night at Carlon Park.

Ellensburg sweeps Wapato, secures MVL's No. 2 seed
ELLENSBURG — Tony Quirk and Nick Cawley-Murphree drove in two runs apiece in the opener and Derek Bailes pitched a three-hit shutout in the second game as Ellensburg swept Wapato, 4-2 and 8-0, in Mid-Valley League baseball Wednesday.

Baseball roundup: Baker rallies past Irish
BAKER CITY - Everything was going as planned for the DeSales Irish here Wednesday through the first 4 innings of their non-league baseball game against Baker.

Commentary: There’s just no quit in Spartan shortstop
Amanda Szarzynski works to bring younger players along. Brittany Richardson is struggling. The freshman outfielder is trying to get a hit at practice, but she can’t quite get it right. Her teammates and her coaches shout advice, but to no avail. Finally, she steps away to let someone else hit, frustrated with her approach at the plate. That’s when Amanda Szarzynski steps in.

Roundup: Spartan teams angle for post-season play

Eagles, Lions, Storm advance
Five Northwest League baseball teams had their playoff lives at stake on Tuesday when they began their regular season finales.

Lagen, Sehome beat Sedro for 1st time in history
Jackye Lagen pitched a perfect game through five innings and Sehome beat Sedro-Woolley for the first time in school history, winning 3-1 at Viking Field.

Blaine girls win WCL golf match
LYNDEN - The Blaine girls scored 86 points Tuesday as they won a Whatcom County League match at Homestead Farms.

Hardinger pitches Lynden into Class 3A district spot
SEDRO-WOOLLEY - Scott Hardinger pitched a complete game, Lance Wagter hit a grand slam and Cody Visser had a two-run homer Tuesday as Lynden beat Sedro-Woolley 8-2 in Northwest League baseball. The Lions clinched a district playoff spot by beating the NWL's regular-season champion.

Meridian blanks Nooksack 1-0
LAUREL - The Meridian Trojans won their WCL finale Tuesday on an extended shootout, beating Nooksack Valley 1-0.

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Lady Trojans return to Fairgrounds spoiled
Olympic can't overcome strong Shelton pitching.

Cle Elum wins wet, weird games
Unruly Wahluke fan brings early end to Game 2
CLE ELUM - The Cle Elum-Roslyn Warriors prevailed in a rain-soaked first game 12-6 and went on to win a controversial second game against Wahluke 10-3 in the third inning on Tuesday in Cle Elum.

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Aberdeen, Hoquiam post road softball triumphs
LACEY - The Aberdeen softball team has been looking for one game to put everything it has learned this season together and it found it against Timberline on Tuesday.

Soccer: Bulldogs blank Grizzlies

Baseball: Toledo hands Ocosta second straight loss

Bobcats, Yelm play to scoreless tie in boys soccer

Hoquiam, Monte scorching on links

Decatur fastpitch controls its own destiny in SPSL South Division championship race
Gators searching for first-ever trip to the Class 4A state tourney

TJ tennis falls to EmRidge, out of South title chase
Raiders, Beamer clinch postseason beaseball berths

Beamer bolts into first with huge 4-2 win over Curtis
Peyton Lane scores twice; two games left

Rangers win B baseball league title
PT soccer team pushes for first
Quilcene wins softball crown
CHS girls are top seed to district
PT hosts track meet Thursday
Big week for PTHS baseball

Lassies win league title
The roots of the Kelso girls' stirring victory over Columbia River at Joe Stewart Track on Tuesday can be traced to a pair of unpleasant surprises.

Monarchs sweep Jacks at dual meet
Mark Morris swept R.A. Long in a Greater St. Helens 3A League track and field dual Tuesday at stormy Longview Memorial Stadium, with the boys (95-49) and girls (98-50) each posting easy victories.

Olympia captures title
OLYMPIA -- The Olympia Bears did not want to play a tiebreaker. Spencer Korus made sure that wasn't going to happen.

Prep roundup: River Ridge upsets Wolves in fastpitch
TUMWATER -- River Ridge's fastpitch team had its biggest win in several years Tuesday by shocking Black Hills in a 1-0 thriller.

Tigers hold off Hawks
LACEY --Centralia scored three runs each in the first, third and seventh innings and made them stand up for a 9-6 victory over River Ridge in Pac-9 League baseball on Tuesday.

Sequim soccer team shuts out Port Townsend 4-0
SEQUIM -- With the season in the bag, the Sequim High School soccer team has nothing left to do but sit and hope for a little luck, in order to slide into the post season.

Lady Wolves win 3rd straight league track title
Earlier this spring, Klahowya's track team welcomed Sequim to Silverdale for a non-league matchup and promptly sent both boys and girls teams home with their first losses of the season.
A month later, things have changed.

Braves stay alive in playoff run
La Conner baseball edges Concrete in Northwest 1A/B game

Tigers topple Seahawks
Burlington-Edison's baseball team gets a boost from Boe at the plate and on the mound against Anacortes

Prep softball: Concrete rallies for a win
Lions rebound from 4-0 deficit to down La Conner in league battle

Prep Roundup: Mount Vernon baseball ends season
Swapp ends career with 'Dogs; MVHS coach leaves with a 130-55 record

Track teams tune up for conference finals
Girls win eight events, meet at Lakewood High

Boys push through 18 in final home meet

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Richland grad returns to run hoops camp
Leon Rice rarely gets a chance to come back to the Tri-Cities.

Kennewick sweeps Eastmont
C.J. McClure pitched a five-hit, complete-game shutout, striking out 13, as Kennewick defeated Eastmont 4-0 in the first game of a Big Nine doubleheader at Roy Johnson Field.

Richland, Southridge split twinbill
Chad Arnold hit a grand slam to help Southridge overcome a 5-1 deficit in Game 2 as the Suns posted an 11-6 win to split a Big Nine twinbill with Richland at Bomber Field, handing the top-ranked Bombers their first loss of the season.

Kamiakin takes two from Pasco
Phil Liniger, Jake Millbauer and Jeremy Bond hit RBI singles in the top of the seventh inning to rally Kamiakin to a 4-3 victory over Pasco in the first game of its Big Nine Conference doubleheader in Pasco.

Moses Lake, Walla Walla split doubleheader
Moses Lake kept its Big Nine district hopes alive by splitting a twinbill with visiting Walla Walla, winning the opener 4-3 in nine innings and dropping the nightcap 2-1.

Sunnyside sweeps Hanford
Eric Crimp went 6-for-7 with four RBI on the day in leading Sunnyside to a Mid-Valley League sweep of visiting Hanford.

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Track and field roundup

Prep track and field notebook: Prosser's Barbosa ready to take on record books

Tennis roundup

SOCCER
Pasco soccer shuts out Eastmont
Wenatchee 2, Richland 1 (SO)

SOFTBALL
Pasco sweeps Kamiakin
Royal sweeps Warden
Walla Walla, Moses Lake split doubleheader
Richland clinches pair of Big 9 titles

Updated baseball statistics

Commentary: Uniform success
The Ridgefield Spudders aren't in game uniforms, but there is a uniform code, even for training.

Golf: Record is reward for veteran coach

Tuesday's prep report

On Further Review: This week in prep sports

Freeman's career path takes odd turn

Prep notebook: River seeks perfection in tennis

Area Boys Track and Field Bests

Toppenish High hires football, volleyball coaches
TOPPENISH — Toppenish High School has hired two head coaches for next fall — Tony Whitley for football and Janay Schutz for volleyball.
Whitley, a teacher and coach in the Granger School District for the past 29 years, takes over for Mark...

Sunnyside soaks up win in otherwise washed-out schedule
Grizzlies wrap up regional No. 4 seed
On a day when most of the baseball teams in the Mid-Valley League didn't try to play, Sunnyside was sure glad it did.

Baseball roundup: Komstadius hits EV past Othello
OTHELLO — Kevin Komstadius hit a two-run home run and finished with three runs batted in to lead newly-crowned CWAC South champion East Valley to a 10-4 baseball victory over Othello on Tuesday.

Lick's 1-over carries Grizzlies to Mid-Valley win
SELAH — Kevin Lick's 1-over-par round of 72 led Sunnyside's boys to victory in a four-team Mid-Valley League match Tuesday at the Yakima Elks Golf & Country Club.

Prep roundup: Knights win SCC East track meet
Four Walla Walla Valley Academy boys won two events each Tuesday at Martin Field, leading the Knights to a first-place finish in a South Central Conference Eastern Division track and field three-way meet.

Mixed emotions for Devils
Tuesday's Big Nine Conference softball doubleheader at Murr Sports Park between Wa-Hi and Moses Lake left Blue Devil backers with mixed emotions afterward.

Wa-Hi's door shut by Chiefs
Moses Lake ends the Blue Devils' playoff hopes with a Big Nine baseball split.

Growing sport attracting high school athletes in Whatcom County
Brady Davies says he has this slightly guilty feeling about how much he has learned to love lacrosse.

Warriors only team in town
Whatcom Warriors coach Greg Hill says he is never surprised when he sees an athlete fall in love with lacrosse.

Photos of the Whatcom Warriors lacrosse team

Golden Eagles upend Storm
Colby Robertson scored two goals and Grant Manthey had two assists Monday as Ferndale stunned Squalicum 3-0 at Northwest Soccer Park, dealing the Storm boys their first Northwest League loss in three years.

Local ADs meet to discuss reclassification
MOUNT VERNON - Northwest District athletic directors met Monday morning for a special session dedicated to explaining the effects of the upcoming reclassification.

Sehome wins title
Sehome's girls tennis team got what it wanted Monday in its match at Bellingham. A dual victory, a Northwest League title and a chance for more glory.

Sehome tops Ferndale in key game
Matt Wood hasn't been getting much run support all season, but Monday at Joe Martin Field he got just enough.

Lions fall at home to NWL champs
LYNDEN - Sedro-Woolley scored seven runs in the sixth inning to pull away from Lynden 8-1 on Monday in a Northwest League game.

Johnson leads Trojans to fastpitch win
NOOKSACK - Karla Johnson pitched a two-hitter with 11 strikeouts as Meridian defeated Nooksack Valley 4-0 in Whatcom County League fastpitch action on Monday.

Blaine's Brandenburger wins state freestyle championship
Blaine Barracuda wrestler Blayne Brandenburger captured the gold medal at the Washington State Freestyle Championships on Saturday in Sedro-Woolley.

Prep roundup: SK nabs final playoff spot
The South Kitsap Wolves did something that nobody else in the Narrows League Bridge Division has been able to do this season: They beat league champion North Kitsap.

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Monte golfers overpower Raymond
RAYMOND - Montesano used superior depth to down Raymond, 249-279, in a non-league girls golf match Monday at Willapa Harbor Golf Course.

Bobcats, Grizzlies to clash in two sports
Aberdeen and Hoquiam will collide in track and softball this week in Aberdeen.

Three-way tennis match rescheduled
Hoquiam, Montesano and White Salmon will be involved in an unusual three-way girls tennis match Friday at the HHS courts.

Bobcats to mark Youth Soccer Night
The Yelm at Aberdeen boys soccer game is scheduled for 7 o'clock tonight at Stewart Field.

Coach cookie
KALAMA ---- With the right marketing strategy, Bob Stewart could become the next cookie tycoon.

Jacks lose to Panthers in double-OT thriller
R.A. Long lost a heartbreaker in double overtime at Longview Memorial Stadium on Monday, falling 4-3 to Washougal in a Greater St. Helens 3A League boys soccer match.

Rams hire new hoops coach
North Thurston High School dipped into the fountain of youth when it came to hiring a new girls basketball coach, naming 23-year-old Alana Erickson this week to take over the program.

Bears nip Capital in clash of rivals
OLYMPIA -- Sam Dinsmore scored the winning goal after the clock ran out Monday as Olympia defeated Capital 2-1 in a Narrows League Bay Division soccer match.

Baseball: Seahawks go down to the wire
Anacortes still alive for a district playoff berth

Cubs clinch league crown
Team earns first league championship since 1992

Prep roundup: Ingman consistently good
Burlington-Edison golfer first at county

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Prep baseball notebook: Big Nine Conference race too close to call

Updated track and field leaders

Final push for spring playoffs begins
The spring postseason is fast approaching as this week several sports and leagues will be completing their regular-season schedules in Southwest Washington.

Pill problem — Painkillers might hurt athletes instead of help
The one thing a 6-foot-6 high school senior does plenty of is eat. So when Jesse Wiley found himself turning down that extra serving of mashed potatoes, he knew something was wrong.

Prep athletes struggle to find information on painkillers
Pain is part of the game for high school athletes, but trips to the doctor to answer questions on what to take for the soreness are not.

Sports injuries can range from the serious — torn anterior cruciate ligament — to the minor — a sore hamstring — but the minor, which don't require a trip to the emergency room or the doctor's office, tend to occur more often.

Local report — Grandview sweeps Kiona-Benton tennis
GRANDVIEW — Marco Diaz defeated R.J. Pleyo 6-0, 6-0, and Chase Linsley and Raymond Cantu rallied to win their doubles match 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 as the Grandview Greyhound boys beat the Kiona-Benton Bears 3-2.

Litzenberger, Colis pace Wa-Hi spikers
SPOKANE - Colby Litzenberger and Yasmeen Colis won individual boys and girls events, respectively, to help Wa-Hi's boys place second and the Blue Devil girls place fourth at the 20-team Stranberg Invitational track meet at Central Valley High School Saturday.

Indians sweep Patriots
TOUCHET - Sadie Short collected seven hits, five runs batted in and five runs scored here Friday as Touchet swept Liberty Christian 11-1 and 14-0 in a Blue Mountain Conference softball doubleheader.

Tough decision for Wa-Hi's Thacker
Wa-Hi's veteran boys basketball coach Jim Thacker made a tough decision over the past few weeks.
After 29 years of driving deep teaching and coaching roots into Wa-Hi's fertile soil, he chose to replant his future.

Monaghan sparks Mount Baker
DEMING - Megan Mona-ghan, Megan Zender and Tiffany Welch had three hits each as Mount Baker rebounded from a loss to Blaine on Monday by pounding out a season-high 15 hits in an 11-7 win over Nooksack Valley in a Whatcom County League game on Thursday.

Fenton, Storm blank Ferndale, 1-0
Squalicum's baseball team took a big step toward the district playoffs Thursday night by beating Ferndale 1-0 in nine innings at Joe Martin Field.

James paces Storm girls
Amber James won the 100 and 200 meters as Squalicum took the girls team title in a Northwest League three-team meet at Civic Stadium.

Brann, Lynden squeak past Bellingham
LYNDEN - Justin Brann scored once and assisted on two goals as the Lions beat the Red Raiders 3-2 in a Northwest League game.

Crawford to return this fall
Ken Crawford will return as football coach next fall for Bellingham.

Ferndale falls to Anacortes
FERNDALE - Alyssa Morrison and Linnea Morrow won in straight sets at Nos. 1 and 2 singles to pace Anacortes to a 6-1 Northwest League victory over Ferndale on Thursday afternoon.

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Prep Spotlights
Jesse Burk-Rafel: Senior, Bainbridge Soccer; Katie Oost: Senior, N. Kitsap Tennis

Softball: A Galla season at South
It's been 10 years since the South Kitsap Wolves fastpitch team hoisted the state championship trophy.

Softball: Bulldogs win Nisqually showdown
With their backs against the wall, the North Mason Bulldogs got the jolt they needed from the unlikeliest of players.

Prep roundup

West Sounders in the news

EHS girls test Rams
Bulldogs shot season-low

Ellensburg High School freshman Kim Ellis watches her ball bounce across the fairway on the first hole at the Ellensburg Golf and Country Club on Thursday. Photo by David Dick/Daily Record.

While the Ellensburg High School girls' golf team didn't break West Valley's 27-match Mid Valley League winning streak, Bulldogs coach Eric Davis said EHS had a strong performance anyway.

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Lorton breaks own jump record
WESTPORT - South Bend's Josh Lorton shattered one school record and tied another in a multi-school track meet hosted by Ocosta High School on Thursday.

T-Birds fly off with win over Cats
Figuratively, as well as in the scorebook, Tumwater felt right at home Thursday in Aberdeen.

Kalama hands Ocosta first loss, 6-4
WESTPORT - The undefeated streak was bound to end at some point, but the Ocosta Wildcats didn't go down without a fight.

Bobcats snag win on road
LACEY - Tied at halftime, Aberdeen's boys soccer team reestablished dominance in the second half to post a much-needed victory, a 4-2 decision over host River Ridge in a Pac-Nine League match on Thursday.

South Bend boys, Willapa Harbor girls win golf matches
RAYMOND - South Bend's boys and Willapa Harbor's girls took their final regular-season tests Thursday at Willapa Harbor Golf Course.

North Beach routs Quinault to stay unbeaten in league
AMANDA PARK - Heidi Viereck and Carrie Riley blasted out four hits apiece as North Beach remained unbeaten in Pacific League softball competition with a 25-7 rout of shorthanded Quinault on Thursday at Amanda Park.

Elks on fire at home, down North Beach, 22-0
AMANDA PARK - Quinault went on an offensive rampage to crush North Beach, 22-0, in a Pacific League baseball game Thursday at Amanda Park.

Aberdeen drops twin bill to Tigers
Centralia - Failing to hold the lead late, Aberdeen's softball team was stunned, 4-3, by Centralia in the second game of a Pac-Nine League doubleheader on Thursday.

Miller's blast lifts Beamer into first
Titans looking for first SPSL title.

Deep-sixed
TJ's Neagle sets school record with six goals.

Jump shot
WESTPORT, Wash. - Kalama plated five runs in the first inning and never looked back as the Chinooks shocked second-ranked Ocosta 6-4 in a Southwest Washington 1A League baseball game here Thursday.

Columbians edge Scappoose, continue wave of wins
RAINIER - According to Rainier coach Pat White, his players are late softball bloomers.

Rams fall to Chehalis in slugfest
CHEHALIS -- Is it possible to feel both pride and devastation at the same time?

Sixth-inning surge sparks Bears to victory over Olympic
BREMERTON -- Leading 3-2 in the top of the sixth inning, Matt Wyckoff singled to drive in two runs, helping lift Olympia to a 6-2 Narrows League baseball victory at Olympic on Thursday.

Sequim beats North Mason in league play
BELFAIR -- The Sequim High School baseball team continued to pour it on as the Wolves beat North Mason 5-3 in Nisqually League play on Thursday.

Ingman survives, wins
Sedro-Woolley pitcher shakes off pitching thumb injury to pull out a Northwest 3A League victory over Anacortes

Sehome softball sinks Anacortes
Mariners' middle lineup produces 6 RBI, 4 walks in win

Track and field: MVC boys, La Conner girls win 1A/B titles

Prep roundup: Tigers rally to win

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Baseball: Shadle Park drops Mt. Spokane into first-place tie

Softball: North Central takes over lead among GSL's 3A teams

Sizzle in the drizzle
Two meet records for Bonners Ferry's Poston lead way as five marks fall in tuneup.

GSL streaks toward finales
Championship-meet lineups set after spirited competition.

Cougs' next recruiting class begins with Rosenberg
Bellevue High junior Keith Rosenberg has orally committed to Washington State University, unofficially making him the first member of the 2006 football recruiting class. Rosenberg had visited WSU on the school's junior day, which coincided with the last day of spring practices.

North Central wins to take lead in 3A chase
Raeanne Cumbie and Jamilyn Cumbie combined for five runs batted in Thursday as North Central topped host East Valley 7-2 to take over the lead among 3A teams in Greater Spokane League softball.

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3 Tri-City gymnasts headed to nationals

Track and field roundup
Track leaders: 2005 Mid-Columbia honor roll

Tennis roundup

Softball: A Lion catches on as a leader

Thursday's prep report

Birthday boy makes splash for Scots
COWICHE — As Highland junior forward Leo Diaz walked off the field on Thursday night, he was mobbed by his teammates, thrown to the ground, and had a the contents of a water cooler poured over his head. More...

Lost in transition
Carved out of the rolling orchards beyond Yakima's city limits, and perched on a ridge with just one narrow country road as access, West Valley High School can have a sense of isolation to it.

Tennis and golf roundup: Ike girls courting perfection in Big Nine
Eisenhower's girls tennis team remained unbeaten in Big Nine Conference play Thursday with a 6-1 victory over Eastmont at Kissel Park.

Prep roundup: Hair sets new Wa-Hi hurdles record
WENATCHEE - Adam Hair established a new school record in the 300 intermediate hurdles and Wa-Hi's boys track team notched two more Big Nine Conference victories here Thursday in a double-dual meet.

Northwest high schools face league realignments
Anacortes could end up a 2A school with some new rivals
The Representative Assembly of the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association passed two amendments that are expected to have significant effect on high school sports in Washington.
The representatives met at Emerald Downs on April 29.

Tennis team features 8 international players

XC practice requirements shortened
The reclassification amendment passed at last week's WIAA Rep Assembly meeting rightfully made the biggest news, but it also approved seven other amendments.

Prep roundup: Sehome girls tennis team stays unbeaten
BURLINGTON - Burlington-Edison standout Ada Cohen beat Katy Scherer 6-2, 6-3 at No. 1 singles, but the Mariners remained undefeated with a 5-2 win in an NWL matchup at Burlington.

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College Signings: Prince of Poulsbo moving to Pullman
Since the fall, North Kitsap's do-everything star Jared Prince has had the state's two top universities on a balance scale.

Warriors hoops pull impressive three-feat
The King's West boys basketball program had never had a season like this. And it just keeps continuing.

Prep Baseball: Showdown turns into rout
Eastside Catholic, behind ace David Roberts, downed Bainbridge 13-1 on Wednesday in the battle for the top spot in the Metro League's Mountain Division.

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Baseball: Streaking Bobcats slam Blazers, 9-2

Track: Grizzly girls, Bulldog boys claim pair of wins

Track: Bobcat girls now 7-1

Softball: Eagles turn on the power

Golf: Grizzlies top Monte

Trico baseball race heating up
Power surge, veteran pitching key CHS's sweep of Stevenson.

Lassies blank Monarchs
Mark Morris senior Tasia Trochim struck out 17 Kelso batters and allowed just one earned run in a pitching gem Wednesday at Seventh Avenue Park.

Lady Devils take two from Mount Hood
Lower Columbia College's pitching was superb, and clutch hits from Melissa Norton and Tandice Lanphere lifted the top-ranked Lady Devils to an NWAACC Southwest Division doubleheader softball sweep of second-ranked Mount Hood on Wednesday at Seventh Avenue Park.

Former T-Birds coach to be honored
When the letter from USA Wrestling arrived in the mail, Pat Alexander's first thought was that there had been an error.

Centralia stops Rams, increases Pacific-9 lead
LACEY --Considering the stakes, Barry Traynor had hoped his North Thurston Rams would dip deep and come up big.

F.H. shuts down Concrete 3-0
Friday Harbor's Peter Shanks was the winning pitcher for the Wolverines in their 3-0 win over Concrete, at home May 3 at Hartman Field.

With the win, the Wolverines posted their fifth consecutive win and remain undefeated in league play with six games left on the regular season schedule.

Prep Tennis: Stanwood blanks Bulldogs
Spartan tennis team doesn't drop a set in WesCo 4A North battle

Golf: For a few, it's a lifetime of Egbers
This year's memorial golf tournament will be held on Friday.
For some local golfers, being involved in the area's most prestigious high school golf tournament is something they grow accustomed to as an annual event.

Prep roundup: Mount Vernon softball comes on late
'Dogs top Arlington in 13-inning battle

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They're talented Titan twins
Parsons sisters were a bit late to the course, but now will both play at WSU

WIAA reclassification
This could be the B Tournament's last stand, writes Vince Grippi.

Thacker has experienced the highs and lows in long career
New Lake City basketball coach shows endurance

Prep roundup: Quick-scoring Mead ends CV's title hopes

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Athletes of the week

Hudson's Bay coolly dispatches Prairie

College notebook: Burton, Bribiesca headline Roy Burns Invitational track

Wednesday's prep report

Frahm Here to Where?

Track roundup: Irish girls, Cardinal boys win B meet
COLFAX - DeSales placed first for the girls, and Waitsburg placed first for the boys at the Class B track and field meet here on Tuesday.

Baseball roundup: Indians shut out Tri-Cities Prep
PASCO - A couple of Touchet freshmen led the way here Tuesday as the Indians swept Tri-Cities Prep 14-0 and 17-0 in a Blue Mountain Conference baseball doubleheader that was played at Dust Devil Stadium.

Hemlock's goal, assist power Golden Eagles to boys soccer win
FERNDALE - Kalen Hemlock had a goal and an assist to lift the Ferndale boys soccer team to a 2-1 Northwest League victory over Lynden on Tuesday.

Jones heading to Calif. school
Squalicum senior Dustin Jones signed a National Letter of Intent to play basketball at Westmont College, an NAIA school in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Lions edge Mariners in eight innings
LYNDEN - The Lynden softball team rallied to edge Sehome 7-6 in eight innings Tuesday in a Northwest League game.

Tuesday's prep roundup

Warriors second in SCAC meet
Jeff Georgeson has a new weapon and he isn't afraid to use it.
The senior pole vaulter on the Cle Elum-Roslyn High School track team has improved his marks in each of the last three meets using a brand new pole.

Warriors fall to River View
CLE ELUM - River View set the tone in the first inning of the first game, scoring seven runs on Cle Elum-Roslyn High School. The Warriors never recovered, losing the South Central Athletic Conference doubleheader 13-2 and 13-10 in Cle Elum.

Cle Elum fell to .500 on the year with a 8-8 overall record and 7-7 in league play.

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District and contractor still apart on estimate
Negotiations are continuing between the Aberdeen School District and its general contractor to get the new High School project within budget

Blazers blank Bobcats
The perils of having a predominantly young squad is that some contests could turn into learning experiences for all involved.

Softball: Grizzly girls keep rolling

Baseball: Triple play helps HHS clip Elma

Softball: Bulldogs survive late scare

Baseball: Monte holds offRochester rally

Baseball: Ocosta nabs thriller

Golf: HHS girls shoot season low

Baseball: Elks shoot down Comets

Sports briefs

Boys soccer: Elma keeps league record clean in soccer

Tennis: Aberdeen takes marathon to net win

Softball: Ocosta rally falls short

Tigers roar past Pirates
CLATSKANIE ---- Perhaps the girls on the Clatskanie softball team wanted to get the game out of the way and sit in the sun.

MMs' Hutton signs with Red Devils
Chris Hutton led the Mark Morris Monarchs to a second-place finish at the Class 3A state boys basketball tournament in March.

Rams top Tumwater to remain unbeaten
LACEY -- North Thurston's soccer team didn't bring its "A" game on Tuesday.

Yelm slips past River Ridge in 7th
YELM -- Tyler Wilson led off the seventh inning with a solo home run, and Allan Holbrook looped a singled into left field for the game-winning hit, leading Yelm to a 3-2 comeback victory against River Ridge in Pacific-9 baseball action Tuesday.

Capital grad leaves UW, finds home with Harvard crew
He was hardly the brooding backup. Capital High School graduate Brodie Buckland's decision to transfer from Washington to Harvard had nothing to do with being a disgruntled athlete.

Forks High principal should have acted differently at Centralia incident, School Board says
FORKS -- The Quillayute Valley School District has admitted in a memorandum that Forks High School Principal Steve Quick should have acted differently when he removed a student from a basketball game played in Centralia on March 4.

Sequim fastpitch tops Orting, edges Seattle Christian
Southeastern Missouri coaches must be patting themselves on the back right about now.

Senior Jessica Rosencrants pitched 14 innings of shutout baseball, struck out 30 batters and made Orting and Seattle Christian batters feel grateful for even hitting the ball in two convincing Sequim wins last week.

Rosencrants, who is heading to Southeast on a full ride athletic scholarship next fall, said the games were tougher than most the team has played this year - and that's a good thing according to coach Mel Hendrickson.

Sequim boys soccer back to winning ways
If the previous 10 games didn't look much like a defending champion's season is supposed to look, the last three probably do.

Lynden tames Tigers' rally
Burlington-Edison baseball team scores three runs in the fifth, but can't get win

Squalicum tops Tigers
Burlington-Edison soccer team can't hold an early lead

Prep softball
Concrete clinches at least a share of league title
Lions top Friday Harbor

Prep baseball
Cubs top Anacortes in league battle
Sedro-Woolley wins game in seventh

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Arlington wins WesCo 4A golf tournament
Mount Vernon takes third, Stanwood fourth

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Thacker to coach Lake City
Ex-Idaho player takes chance after 29 years at Walla Walla
Jim Thacker, 17th winningest boys high-school basketball coach in state history to retire.

University boots Ferris out of GSL baseball lead
University scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth inning Tuesday to knock visiting Ferris out of a share of first place in the Greater Spokane League baseball race with a 3-2 decision.

Best in the Westling
Girls take a huge 38-point victory with sprinting, distance, field work details

Boom, then bust for Falcons
Fall to Granite Falls after 14-0 victory over Sultan

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A good call: referee CJ Mitchell to be will be inducted into the Central Washington Sports Hall of Fame

2005 Mid-Columbia track honor roll

Richland's Woehle topples school pole-vault record
The best Tri-City 4A boys pole vaulter in the last quarter century may be perhaps the most unlikeliest of candidates.

Soccer: Pasco boys gain bye after shootout win over Richland

Bay's Role Player

Commentary: Beavers revel in ranking

Tuesday's prep report

On Further Review: The week in prep sports

Uncertainty is the only certain thing

Prep notebook: Columbia River keeps things exciting

Area girls track and field bests

Split decision for Mid-Valley rivals
Selah fastpitch coach Bill McCay was well on his way to one of those frustrating days where the hits were coming but the runs were not.
But after the Vikings outhit West Valley 12-7 and still dropped the first game 6-2, they exploded with a seven-run...

Prep roundup: Naches Valley's Wickenhagen, Hatten set 2A bests
NACHES — Monique Wickenhagen and Zach Hatten of Naches Valley both recorded Class 2A state bests Tuesday in a CWAC South four-team meet.
Wickenhagen clocked 46.1 seconds in the 300-meter hurdles for her 2A state best, and Hatten threw the shot...

Soccer roundup: Davis trio double up against Southridge
KENNEWICK — Jose Garcia, Kevin Booth and Jonathan Willett punched in two goals apiece as Davis' soccer team prepped for the postseason with a 9-0 victory over Southridge in Big Nine Conference play on Tuesday.

Baseball and softball roundup: Edgerly's homer leads EV
Drew Edgerly went 3-for-4 with a solo home run in the first inning to spark top-ranked East Valley to a 6-1 victory over Toppenish in CWAC South baseball on Tuesday.

Blaine clinches WCL baseball title
DEMING - Craig Rothwell homered and drove in four runs and Kyle Dhanani got the win in relief Monday as Blaine clinched the Whatcom County League baseball title with an 8-6 victory over Mount Baker.

Lummi opens new field today
The Lummi baseball team will play today on its new field for the first time. The Blackhawks will meet Quilcene at 4 p.m. in a doubleheader.

Wolves pull out another thriller
Brittany Miller might have pitched her greatest game of the season, but at the same time she'd never come so close to losing.

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West Sounders in the news

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Rakevich 4th at U.S. Senior Nationals Wrestling Tournament
Elma High graduate Jamie Rakevich, meanwhile, finished fourth in the men's 120-kilo (264-pound) men's Greco-Roman division.

Rakevich, who recently completed his sophomore season at Oregon State University, finished with a 3-2 record in his division.

He qualified for the World Team Trials June 18-19 at Ames, Iowa.

Making a splash
What sport combines the precision of soccer, the arm-to-arm competition of basketball and the aggressive nature of football?

Defense keys Lassies' win
On that rare occasion when Kelso junior Carri O'Neil cannot overpower every batter, Lassies' coach Mike McMahon is comfortable knowing that he has the ultimate insurance policy.

Scots beat up on Trappers
Cort Carpenter and Armando Rodriguez had three hits each including a home run apiece, and the pair knocked in 11 runs as the Kelso Hilanders pounded Fort Vancouver 20-4 in a Greater St. Helens 3A League game on Sonedecker Field.

Prep roundup: Bears squeak past Capital in 8 innings
OLYMPIA -- It's the kind of athletic performance that can cause an opposing coach's stomach to sink a bit.

Tigers take second at tourney
Bellingham wins Northwest 3A girls' event
SEDRO-WOOLLEY - Burlington-Edison took second place in the latest round of Northwest 3A League girls' golf, scoring 202 points Monday afternoon to finish second to Bellingham's 300.

Prep notebook: WIAA to add sixth classification
Smaller B schools get new designation
The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association has approved a sixth classification of schools, which will come into play beginning with the 2006-07 school year.

Prep roundup: Cub tennis nearly tames Sehome
Sedro-Woolley loses by one to undefeated Mariners
BELLINGHAM - The Sedro-Woolley girls' tennis team came within one point Monday of handing Sehome its first Northwest 3A League loss of the season.

Sixth classification to change prep landscape

Monday's prep report

Local report: Elder second, Cadets are ninth at Inland Empire
SPOKANE — West Valley's Bobby Elder continued his phenomenal play, shooting a 2-under-par 70 to tie for second place in the Inland Empire Boys Invitational at Spokane Country Club on Monday.

Monday's report: Longton holds on, sets track record
Setting the fastest time and a new track record of 18.532 seconds, Mike Longton won the 100-lap main event in the Super Late Model class at Yakima Speedway Saturday.

Prep roundup: Reinland third in IE tourney
SPOKANE - Max Reinland has discovered that his putter is a more valuable tool than his driver.

The Wa-Hi senior hit just one fairway here Monday at the Inland Empire Invitational on the Spokane Country Club course. But he needed just 29 putts that resulted in six birdies and a 2-under-par 70 to finish in a tie for second place individually and lead the Blue Devils to a third-place team finish.